Nelson's Navy: The Ships Men and Organization 1793-1815

About this book

First published in 1990 this encyclopedic yet highly readable work gives an indepth description of the Royal Navy in Lord Nelsons time. Filled with over four hundred illustrations the book is divided into fourteen sections that deal with the design and construction of ships the navys administration and life at sea. Other topics include shiphandling and navigation gunnery techniques and fighting tactics and a discussion of foreign navies of the day. Nelsons Navy is an important source book for the naval historian a valuable reference for the enthusiast and a revelation to the general reader.