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ADKINS, ROY AND LESLEY. The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo.New York: Viking 2007. Book of the Month Club Edition. Hardbound 8vo (9.25 inches tall) 534 pages. Notes, bibliography, index. illustrated endpapers. Description: Includes eighteen maps and plans, plus two sections of b&w plates. An account of the naval war that lasted from Napoleon's seizure of power in 1798 to the War of 1812 with the United States. The authors write about the heroes, ship maneuvers and shipboards life, painting a picture of the large fleet actions of the war, such as the battles of the Nile and Copenhagen; duels between pairs of ships, and combined naval and army operations like the disastrous Walcheren expedition. BINDING/CONDITION: black boards; a Very Good+ book, with a Near Fine dust jacket. ISBN: 978-0-670-03864-0
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