HMS VICTORY FIRST RATE 1765 (PB)

HMS Victory is probably the best-known historic ship in the world and remains a symbol of the Royal Navy’s achievements during the great age of sail. Written by experts and containing more than 200 specially commissioned photographs, this tour of the ship takes the reader from bow to stern and deck by deck, explains Victory's importance both in her own time and as a museum vessel, and describes her design, build, fighting career and life prior to restoration and exhibition.