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The first full length telling of the story of the first major naval battle of Britain's Great Wars with France during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic period
France, early summer 1794. The French Revolution has been hijacked by the extreme Jacobins and is in the grip of The Terror. While the guillotine relentlessly takes the heads of innocents, two vast French and British fleets meet in the mid-Atlantic following a week of skirmishing. After fierce fighting, both sides claim victory. Here Sam Willis not only tells, with thrilling immediacy and masterly clarity, the story of an epic and complex battle, he also places it within the context of The Terror, the survival of the French Revolution, and the growth of British sea-power.
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Sam Willis is a maritime historian and archeologist, and one of the world's leading authorities on the sailing navy. He has appeared on BBC's Coast, NBC's Who Do You Think You Are, and the History Channel's Museum Secrets, and has worked as a maritime history consultant to the BBC, Christie's, Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic Channel, and NPR. He is the author of The Fighting Temeraire.
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"An authentically salty understanding of the workings of wind, sea, sail and rig. A brilliant and subtly nuanced account of the battle." —Sunday Times
"One of the things that makes Willis such a joy to read is the blazing clarity of his explanations. By the time you've finished his book you'll appreciate every nuance of naval tactics." —Mail on Sunday
"One of the things that makes Willis such a joy to read is the blazing clarity of his explanations. By the time you've finished his book you'll appreciate every nuance of naval tactics." —Mail on Sunday
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