In the hour of victory : the Royal Navy at war in the age of Nelson /Sam Willis.

"The story of the greatest victories from the British navy's golden age, told through never-before-seen letters written by the officers at the heart of these battles. When Napoleon eventually died in exile, the Lords of the Admiralty ordered that the original dispatches from seven major fleet battles should be gathered together and presented to the Nation. Sam Willis stumbled upon this collection and soon found out that only a handful of people knew of its existence."--Provided by the publisher.