The Campaign of Trafalgar

by Julian Stafford Corbett

In 1910, the revered maritime strategist Sir Julian Stafford Corbett published The Campaign of Trafalgar, with the intent of providing the first "staff account" of the celebrated battle. Beautifully written, and possessed of the historian’s classical precision, Corbett examines the underlying reasoning, both diplomatic and military, that wrought the framework of these famous endeavours.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1910

About the author

Sir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era. One of his most famous works is Some Principles of Maritime Strategy, which remains a classic among students of naval warfare.

Reviews

[WaldenOgre · Rating 3 out of 5]

这书就不是写给普通的历史或军事爱好者看的，本质上是一部用来在海军学院讲授风帆时代海军战略和战术的专著。战略部分还能勉强凑合，战术部分就基本读不懂了……