Logs of the Great Sea Fights 1794 to 1805. Volume II

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Title: Logs of the Great Sea Fights 1794 to 1805. Volume II
Summary: Logs of the Great Sea Fights is a primary-source naval history compiled from actual ships’ logs, signal books, and related correspondence, allowing readers to follow the course of major British naval battles during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from the participants’ own records. 
Volume II Covers
Volume II focuses on three of the most pivotal naval engagements of the period: 
The Battle of the Nile (1798)
Nelson’s fleet surprised and destroyed much of the French Mediterranean fleet at Aboukir Bay.
The logs show ship positions, wind conditions, signal communications, and the intense, chaotic exchanges of fire.
These entries reveal how British tactics and seamanship exploited the French anchorage to secure a strategic victory that isolated Napoleon’s army in Egypt.
The Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
Sir Hyde Parker and Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson led an attack on the Danish fleet to break up the League of Armed Neutrality.
The volume includes detailed log entries illustrating the difficulties of navigating shallow waters, the signalling between ships, and Nelson’s decision to attack despite heavy defences.
The Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
Probably the most famous action in British naval history, where Nelson defeated the combined French-Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar.
The logs here provide minute-by-minute accounts of manoeuvres, damage reports, and communications across the British line, offering a ground-level view of one of the era’s most decisive engagements.
Edited by: T. Sturges Jackson 
Publisher: Kenneth Mason for the Navy Records Society
Year Published: 1981
Edition: Original
Dimensions: 24cm x 15.5cm 
Binding type: Hardcover
ISBN: 0859372677
Notes: 
SKU: VSS / 257 / H / 6978 / 5322
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Book condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks
Binding: Intact
Pages: 343 pages
 
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