Denis Orde: 2 books
by Denis Orde
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
In 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte, who was all but Master of Europe, assembled a formidable expeditionary force at Toulon. While its purpose was unknown there was every reason to believe that Great Britain was its destination and the Nation was on invasion alert.
The overwhelming British priority was...
In the Shadow of Nelson
The Life of Admiral Lord Collingwood
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2008
Vice Admiral Cuthbert (Cuddy) Collingwood may have been 10 years older than Horatio Nelson but he was Nelson's close friend from the outset. They served together for over 30 years and only at Trafalgar, was Nelson his superior officer.
The relationship is all the stranger as their temperaments...