Six frigates: how piracy, war and the British supremacy at sea gave birth to the world's most powerful navy
(Adult Book)

Bibliography: p. 525-540,Includes index

The Battle of Trafalgar crowned the Royal Navy as undisputed sovereign of the world's oceans. Yet just seven years after Nelson's final victory, British ships were at war with a challenger from the new world - the United States of America. This is the story of the formation of the most formidable fighting force in the world.