The battle of Trafalgar decided a nations fate, and this fascinating account tells the story of that crucial confrontation as it has never been told before. Many people know the facts about Nelsons death, but far less of the battle in which he died: a single afternoons fighting that forever ended Napoleons hope of invading England. With Napoleons failure, the British navy reigned supreme on the high seas-a supremacy that lasted until the age of air power. David Howard, who served as a war correspondent during the battle of Dunkirk and won awards for his service as a secret agent during that war, writes with great understanding about fighting amidst the perils of the sea.