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The Pursuit of Victory
While fully acknowledging Nelson's extraordinary charisma and skill as a leader, Knight takes a cool look at the old orthodoxies about Nelson's deep humanity and Christian piety, demonstrating the ruthlessness that was a core aspect of his personality.
Admiral Lord Nelson
Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was a colourful and complex character, whose supremely successful naval career quickly attained legendary status. By 1803 he was Britain's paramount hero and already maimed with the loss of an arm and blind in one eye. He returned to war when called back in May and spent a further two years at sea before dying at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Today, two centuries after his death, the 'immortal memory' of Nelson endures. In this book, leading historians provide a radical reappraisal of his life and times.
Horatio Nelson: pocket GIANTS
Why is Nelson a hero? Because he was a captain before he was 21, a man who shaped the course of history from the decks of his ships, hailed as a saviour of the nation, a hero killed in action at the moment of his greatest victory at the Battle of Trafalgar and immortalized ever since. What lies beneath the romantic legend of Horatio Nelson? What did he do before he became famous? Why did he fall from grace twice? Did he really put a telescope to his blind eye? Why did Victory's signal lieutenant change his 'England expects . . . .' signal at Trafalgar? What made his leadership special? This book traces Nelson's spectacular and often controversial career from a Norfolk parson's son who entered the Royal Navy at the age of twelve, through his youth as a difficult and ambitious naval subordinate, his rise to admiral and celebrity, his fighting career and his outstanding victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and ultimately Trafalgar.
The Nelson Touch
Here is a vivid account of Nelson's life, from his childhood and early career at sea to gripping accounts of his greatest sea battles. What emerges is a man of strength of mind amounting to genius, frequently generous, always fascinated with women, often uneasy with his superior officers, and absolutely fearless. This supurbly written biography will prove essential for giving readers a true feel for the life of this military hero.
Horatio Nelson
This fresh and groundbreaking biography illuminates the life and analyzes the fabled reputation of Britain's most famous admiral and naval hero. The controversial aspects of Horatio Nelson’s life and career, such as his involvement in the defeat of the Napoleonic revolution and his notorious love affair with Lady Hamilton, are comprehensively explored and new research reveals fresh insights into the character of this complex man and the way his image was developed by successive generations of biographers and naval historians. Czisnik also traces how the figure of Nelson has evolved in the popular imagination during the past two hundred years, examining imagery, propaganda and fiction, as well as the perception of the admiral from French, Spanish and German perspectives. This distinctive contribution to biography expertly reveals how the real man has been obscured, distorted and misunderstood by those who promoted image over reality.
Nelson, the New Letters
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Horatio Lord Nelson
"Horatio Lord Nelson charts Nelson's career from his first naval posting, at the age of just twelve, to his rapid rise through the ranks, his command of the Mediterranean fleet in HMS Victory, and his heroic death at Trafalgar. Illustrated throughout with contemporary maps, paintings, and letters and original battle plans in Nelson's hand, this is a concise and valuable insight into the achievements and life of England's most famous naval hero.
