Roy Adkins, Author . Viking $27.95 (392p) ISBN 978-0-670-03448-2
This illustrious introduction to the Battle of Trafalgar from an archeologist and historian is one of the best in generations for the nonseafaring reader curious about the nautical epic, and it also handsomely rewards those whose study of the battle
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Roy Adkins, Author, Lesley Adkins, Author . Viking $27.95 (534p) ISBN 978-0-670-03864-0
Husband and wife Roy Adkins (Nelson’s Trafalgar
) and Lesley Adkins (Empires of the Plain
) team up for this vivid account of the naval campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars (1798–1815). Contending that the wars were won at sea, the authors...
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Roy Adkins and Lesley Adkins. Viking, $30 (448p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2162-8
The Adkinses (Jane Austen’s England) offer an alternative to the repetitive accounts of field operations that often dominate military histories of the 18th century: a page-turning tale of one of the era’s longest and most significant sieges,...
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Roy and Lesley Adkins. Viking, $26.95 (448p) ISBN 978-0-670-78584-1
This encyclopedic and entertaining volume will suit readers who daydream about going back in time to walk alongside literary figures such as Austen. The Adkinses (Nelson’s Trafalgar), a husband and wife archeology team, dive into Austen’s world to...
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