Fighting Sail

The Seafarers Series Fighting Sail.
Horatio Nelson was 12 years old when he became a midshipman and turned out to be Britain's chief protector, indeed, its saviour. This book tells of his initial enlistment into the navy and uses his naval career to examine the British Navy and its ships in the 18th century.

A.B.C. Whipple
Hardcover large format no d/w as issued 184pp Time-Life Books 1984