One of the best books...

[Panamoka_Bassin]

...I've ever read, "Trafalgar: The Men, The Battle, The Storm," by Tim Clayton and Phil Craig. If ya couldn't guess, its about the most important naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars, but more so. By the end of the book, you know where just about every bullet ended up. Let me tell you, as a person who reads alot, I've never seen a book where the authors have put so much research into a subject. Superb!

The best part of this book, though, is how I came across it...(Short little story here...)

I was travelling up to Vermont for my Mother-In-Law's 50th birthday party. On the way up, I usually stop in Ingleside, Mass just off I-91 to get gas and make a pit stop at the Holiday Inn; nice, clean bathrooms and only 1/4 mile from the on/off ramp. Very convenient. Except this time, where there is a big sign on the hotel door syaing, "Restroom for hotel patrons only." Bummer, for sure, but even worse, I'm caught short and in need of a restroom. Bad. I ask the guy at the gas station, but they don't have one for the public (A gas station without a public bathroom? Isn't that against the law or sum'n?). So, across the street, I see one of those huge Barnes and Noble stores, and set off for it as fast as my clinched cheeks can handle. After finishing that, feeling quite relieved I might add, I just browsed around for a few minutes, 'cause I love to buy books. When 5 or 10 minutes had passed and I didn't find anything, I started heading out, back to the road and on the way out I passed the "Bargain" shelf. Just a quick look, I thought, and then I found this book, and bought it. My fiance and I were in Vermont for 3 days, and I finished the book before we got home.

I've since loaned the book to several people, all who have raved about it. Anyone interested in naval history or just good history books, this one is a MUST READ.