HMS Victory Pocket Manual 1805: Nelson's Flagship at Trafalgar

The author of two critically acclaimed books on Captain Cook, John Robson has now turned his attention to the decade leading up to Cook's famous 1768 expedition to the Pacific. This new book investigates why Cook was chosen to captain Endeavor and how he became uniquely qualified for the exacting tasks of exploration. Displaying much new research, it examines Cook's remarkable seamanship qualities and his surveying, astronomical, and cartographic skills, as well as his actions at the siege of Quebec. Cook scholars and armchair explorers alike will appreciate this important new study.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 12/15/2015
ISBN: 9781591142539
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.30h x 4.80w x 0.70d