Champions of the fleet : $b Captains and men-of-war and days that helped to make the empireFraser, Edward
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Champions of the fleet : $b Captains and men-of-war and days that helped to make the empire
Fraser, Edward
Great Britain -- History, Naval; Naval battles -- Great Britain
THE DUKE OF REICHSTADT. A Biography compiled from new sources of
information. By EDWARD DE WERTHEIMER. With numerous Illustrations, 2
Photogravure Portraits, and a Facsimile Letter. Demy 8vo. 21s. net. 2nd
Edition.
WOMEN OF THE SECOND EMPIRE. Chronicles of the Court of Napoleon III.
By FREDERIC LOLIÉE. Translated by ALICE IVIMY. With an Introduction by
RICHARD WHITEING. 51 Portraits, 3 in Photogravure. Demy 8vo. 21s. net.
MEMOIRS OF THE COUNT DE CARTRIE. A Record of the Extraordinary Events
in the Life of a French Royalist during the War in La Vendée, and of
his Flight to Southampton, where he followed the Humble Occupation of
Gardener. With an Introduction by FRÉDÉRIC MASSON, Appendices and Notes
by PIERRE AMÉDÉE PICHOT and others, and numerous Illustrations, including
a Photogravure Portrait of the Author. Demy 8vo. 16s. net.
NAPOLEON’S CONQUEST OF PRUSSIA, 1806. By F. LORAINE PETRE, Author of
“Napoleon’s Campaign in Poland, 1806-1807.” With an Introduction by
FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, K.G., V.C., etc. With numerous Maps, Battle
Plans, Portraits, and other Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d. net.
NAPOLEON’S CAMPAIGN IN POLAND, 1806-1807. By F. LORAINE PETRE. A Military
History of Napoleon’s First War with Russia, verified from unpublished
official documents. With Maps and Plans. New Edition. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d.
net.
RALPH HEATHCOTE. Letters of a Young Diplomatist and Soldier during the
Time of Napoleon, giving an Account of the Dispute between the Emperor
and the Elector of Hesse. By COUNTESS GÜNTHER GRÖBEN. 20 Illustrations.
Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d. net.
BY EDWARD FRASER
THE ENEMY AT TRAFALGAR
_Illustrated. Price_ =16s.=
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“The idea of the book is ‘to render tribute to the gallant men at
whose expense Nelson achieved fame,’ and this idea is admirably
realized.”—TIMES.
“Mr. Fraser has achieved the apparently impossible feat of presenting the
battle of Trafalgar to the British public from an entirely new point of
view.”—MORNING POST.
“Its dramatic pages cannot fail to be of absorbing interest.”—DAILY
TELEGRAPH.
“It indirectly adds to the glory of the victory.”—DAILY GRAPHIC.
“The tone and spirit of the book are worthy of the two nations
whose death-grip in 1805 has at last resulted in the embrace of
friendship.”—DAILY CHRONICLE.
“A notable and most fascinating addition to the literature of the grand
deliverance.”—GLOBE.
“The book has a strong and lively interest for general readers who like
to find in true stories things more sensational and strange than come
within the invention of romance.”—SCOTSMAN.
“This fascinating and useful book.”—SATURDAY REVIEW.
“Mr. Fraser has discovered a gap in our knowledge, and filled it in a
very interesting manner.”—ATHENÆUM.
“English history would gain if there were more books like Mr.
Fraser’s.”—MANCHESTER GUARDIAN.
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