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The terror before Trafalgar
Nelson, Napoleon and the secret war
By Pocock, Tom
- ISBN
- 978-0-39305-776-8
- Publisher
- New York ; W.W. Norton, 2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2003
This is the lively story of the struggle between England and France from 1801 to 1805, a critical period in European history that last received full attention in Broadley and Wheeler's Napoleon and the Invasion of England: The Story of the Great Terror. After the inevitable demise of the Treaty of Amiens, Napoleon marshaled his forces on the French eastern coastline in preparation for invading the British Isles. A great terror swept over the English people and in desperation the Brit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
