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Brian Lavery
Life in Nelson’s Navy [EPUB ebook]

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Were that sailors excited about the Battle of Trafalgar, or suffering scurvy? How did life compare between those of a high rank, and those who served them? What were conditions like below the decks, living among the rats and the filth? How did you cope if you suffered from sea sickness? This book takes you back in time to see, hear, smell and taste what life was really like for these brave sailors at sea.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 96 ● ISBN 9780752470597 ● File size 0.1 MB ● Publisher The History Press ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2452267 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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