Customer Reviews
Excellent detail although somewhat clinical - By: Stephen B. Peddie, 18 Aug 2008 
An excellent book with a long preamble to the sea battle itself providing a thorough understanding of the strategic context. The actual fighting is described in considerable detail with close attention to the time line (there are a number of situational maps showing the disposition of ships throughout the afternoon). Curiously, the description of the unfolding battle is somewhat clinical & the sense of discomfort the suffering of the participants should engender, absent.
Although the book is flawed, my interest was sufficiently aroused to immediately purchase Nelson & Napoleon by Christopher Lee. This book covers almost exactly the same ground although with more devotion to the period & events leading up to the battle & less emphasis on the battle itself. Curiously, again, although a less detailed account, the description of the battle was considerably more evocative. That might be important as it is the ability of the writer to make old history feel alive & relevant that takes us beyond the names & dates of dry school lessons & into the territory of real understanding.
Overalll: definitely worth reading, but be careful, I didn't pay anything like the price currently quoted by Amazon.
A most enjoyable and diligently written account.... - By: Mr Daniel Morton, 10 Nov 2004 
Clayton & Craig reallly bring the battle of Trafalgar to life. Written in the third person, the book is a fascinating account of the life & times of those serving in the British Navy. The book is full of factual & personal annecdotes of the battle & I found it easy to translate this into my own imagination of what both sides were going through.
I was particularly impressed with their completely unbiased interpretation, although at times I would have liked a referal section to decipher some of the Naval terminology.
Overalll I would thoroughly recommend this book...Well done!
