Title: Men of Honour: Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero
Author: Adam Nicholson

Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0007192096
Format: Hardback 342 pages

Using the Battle of Trafalgar to examine our ideas of heroism and the heroic, Adam Nicholson tells a story rich with modern resonance. Men of Honour vividly describes the brutal realities of battle, enters the hearts and minds of the men who were there, and engages passionately with the events and repercussions of a turning point in world history.

Adam Nicholson has written many books on history, travel and the environment, most recently Sea Room, Power and Glory and Seamanship.

Recommended.

Price: £16.99