Admiral Lord Nelson: context and legacy

Publisher description: Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was a colorful and complex character, whose supremely successful naval career quickly attained legendary status. By 1803 he was Britain's paramount hero. Already maimed with the loss of an arm and blind in one eye, he returned to war and spent...

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Weitere Verfasser: Cannadine, David 1950- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2005
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Zusammenfassung:Publisher description: Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was a colorful and complex character, whose supremely successful naval career quickly attained legendary status. By 1803 he was Britain's paramount hero. Already maimed with the loss of an arm and blind in one eye, he returned to war and spent a further two years at sea before dying at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. In this book, leading historians provide a radical reappraisal of his life and times.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xi, 201 Seiten, [16] ungezählte Blätter Illustrationen Illustrationen
ISBN:1403939063
9781403939067