New York: Harper Collins, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which uses the naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets in October 1805 "to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic.. . This was a battle fought for the control of a global commercial empire. It was won by the emerging British world power, which was widely condemned on the continent of Europe as 'the arrogant usurper of the freedom of the seas'." Includes a section of full color illustrations, bibliography and index. xxiv, 341 pp. Uncommon wraparound dust jacket features oversized double foldouts on both the front and rear flaps to show a panoramic image of the famous battle. ISBN: 0-060753617.