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The book is published as part of the major SeaBritain 2005 initiative whose aim is to co-ordinate all the various events that are planned for the Trafalgar bicentennary and promote the role that the sea plays and has played in British culture. Partners include The National Maritime Museum, The National Trust, English Heritage, the RNLI, The Royal Yachting Association and the Official Nelson Commemorative Committee, among others, with the support of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Each of these organisations has made a committment to the promotion of this book.

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Brian Lavery is Curator of Ship Technology at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and a renowned expert on the sailing navy. His earlier title for Conway Maritime Press, 'Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organisation 1793-1815', is an international bestseller and was used as a technical reference by Peter Weir and his crew during the filming of 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'. Other titles include the two-volume 'The Ship of the Line', 'The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600-1815', and the recently published 'Jack Aubrey Commands: An Historical Companion to the Naval World of Patrick O'Brian'.

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