Published in conjunction with the world renowned National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, this book contains a wealth of illustrations and first-hand accounts of life in Nelson's Royal Navy.
Discover the hardships, the discipline and the dangers of life on board the warships in the early nineteenth century. Including an outline of Nelson's career and battles, this is a complete account of the real world behind the fiction.
Coinciding with the opening of the film 'Master And Commander', which will bring the realities of Navy at the time of the Napoleonic wars to life. Based on the first of the best-selling Aubrey and Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian, and starring Oscar-winner Russell Crowe.
