Life in Nelson's Navy

The Sutton Life series

by Brian Lavery

What was it really like to be at sea in the Navy with Nelson? 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.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Naval History

90 pages, Paperback

First published April 25, 2008

About the author

Brian Lavery is a British naval historian, author, and Curator Emeritus at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's not the greatest book in The Sutton Life series but it's still readable.

[Mark A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative of a brutal time in history.

[Colin Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

A good read with a lot of information of life aboard ship. Quite a bit that was unknown to myself.

[Manuela Trindade · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

The little 90-100 page books in this series from an English publisher are quick, interesting reads -- if you can buy them on remainder as I did (Daedalus Books) for a couple of dollars. Others I've read recently include Life in an English Coffee House and Life in a Tudor Palace.

[Pete · Rating 5 out of 5]

A handy guide to organisational and social aspects of Nelson's navy. However, as a sailor and avid reader of O'Brian, Kent and many other nautical writers, I was pleasantly surprised at the depth of knowledge already possessed.

[Erica Monroe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short book that offered a very cursory overview of regency Navy life.

[Alphons Bakker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Duidelijk en overzichtelijk: het leven aan boord van een oorlogsbodem in de tijd van Nelson. ALs je van historie houdt, zeker de moeite waard.