The Frigates: An Account of the Lighter Warships of the Napoleonic Wars

A naval history of the ships and personalities of the Nelson period.

Light, swift, and daring, frigates were the cruisers of Nelson's navy, commanded by bold, brave officers, ranging the oceans of the world alone or in packs, seeking the enemy-and usually finding him. Although much of the swashbuckling spirit of these courageous sea adventures has been captured in fiction, the story of the frigates of 1793-1815, has rarely been told as a historical narrative.

James Henderson has also brought ...