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Book Reviews of The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo

The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo
The War for All the Oceans From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo
Author: Roy Adkins, Lesley Adkins
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ISBN-13: 9780143113928
ISBN-10: 0143113925
Publication Date: 7/29/2008
Pages: 560
Rating:
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
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buzzby avatar reviewed The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo on + 6062 more book reviews
Written differently than most history books. It's heavy on the first person account of seamen, so it gives a good picture of what the fighting and dangers really were. It was kind of hard to tell who (British? French? Danish?) was doing what to who sometimes, well, a lot of the time.