Nelson
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Nelson

The Essential Hero

  1. 436 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Nelson

The Essential Hero

About this book

A gripping biography of Admiral Nelson, Napoleonic War hero and one of Britain's greatest naval tacticians.
In the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson sent the signal from his flagship HMS  Victory, "England expects that every man will do his duty." His defeat of the French that day in 1805 was a decisive turning point in the Napoleonic Wars, establishing British control of the seas. His death in that heroic battle gave those words immortal significance.
 
For his bravery in battle and brilliance as a naval tactician, Admiral Nelson remains one of Britain's most inspiring heroes. In this nuanced and lively biography, Ernle Bradford presents the man behind the legend. From his youthful days in the Royal Navy to his famous battles and scandalous personal life, Horatio Nelson is shown here in all his human complexity.
 
"This skillful portrait . . . combines accessible naval history with a psychological examination of heroism." — Kirkus Reviews
 

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Information

Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781497637948
eBook ISBN
9781497617278
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Epigraph
  4. Chapter One – Norfolk Boy
  5. Chapter Two – Ships and Men
  6. Chapter Three – Midshipman to Lieutenant
  7. Chapter 4 – Lieutenant
  8. Chapter Five – Post-Captain
  9. Chapter Six – Captain with Problems
  10. Chapter Seven – West Indian Marriage
  11. Chapter Eight – Ashore
  12. Chapter Nine – The Agamemnon
  13. Chapter Ten – Action
  14. Chapter Eleven – Corsica Campaign
  15. Chapter Twelve – Riviera
  16. Chapter Thirteen – Commodore
  17. Chapter Fourteen – A Famous Indiscipline
  18. Chapter Fifteen – Rear-Admiral
  19. Chapter Sixteen – Failure
  20. Chapter Seventeen – Aftermath
  21. Chapter Eighteen – The Vanguard
  22. Chapter Nineteen – The Hunters and the Hunted
  23. Chapter Twenty – The Patience of Job
  24. Chapter Twenty-One – Brought to Bay
  25. Chapter Twenty-Two – Laurels for the Victor
  26. Chapter Twenty-Three – Siren Land
  27. Chapter Twenty-Four – Palermo
  28. Chapter Twenty-Five – Mediterranean ’99
  29. Chapter Twenty-Six – Malta
  30. Chapter Twenty-Seven – Homecoming
  31. Chapter Twenty-Eight – The Baltic Scene
  32. Chapter Twenty-Nine – Copenhagen
  33. Chapter Thirty – Victory – and after
  34. Chapter Thirty-One – Marrow Seas and Country Home
  35. Chapter Thirty-Two – Return to the Mediterranean
  36. Chapter Thirty-Three – The Chase
  37. Chapter Thirty-Four – The Last of England
  38. Chapter Thirty-Five – Cape Trafalgar
  39. Chapter Thirty-Six – Death and Storm
  40. Chapter Thirty-Seven – Time and the Survivors