Trafalgar Captain Durham of the Defiance - The Man Who Refused to Miss Trafalgar |
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| Author:
| Rubinstein, Hilary L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7524-3435-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2005 |
| Publisher: | History Press Limited, The
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $44.99 |
Book Description:
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The Battle of Trafalgar was the most decisive sea-battle ever fought. The victory in 1805 had checked Napoleon’s lingering hopes for an invasion of Britain and smashed Spain’s status as a first-class naval power. It brought Britain a mastery of the seas that would last for the next 100 years.Philip Durham was one of the 27 sea captains at Trafalgar. Captain of the
Defiance, a 74-gun warship, he narrowly avoided death during one of many furious actions at...
More Description The Battle of Trafalgar was the most decisive sea-battle ever fought. The victory in 1805 had checked Napoleon’s lingering hopes for an invasion of Britain and smashed Spain’s status as a first-class naval power. It brought Britain a mastery of the seas that would last for the next 100 years.Philip Durham was one of the 27 sea captains at Trafalgar. Captain of the Defiance, a 74-gun warship, he narrowly avoided death during one of many furious actions at Trafalgar when a splintered shaft of wood nearly severed his leg. Despite his injuries, he fought on to capture a Spanish man-of-war and a French 74-gunwarship. This is the story of how Durham forced Nelson to allow him to take part in Trafalgar, and his dramatic experiences of the most epic of naval victories.