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Autore |
Brockliss L. W. B |
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Titolo |
Nelson's surgeon : William Beatty, naval medicine, and the battle of Trafalgar / / Laurence Brockliss, John Cardwell, and Michael Moss |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-383-04341-8 |
1-280-75920-8 |
0-19-151604-X |
1-4294-7103-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CardwellJ. Stewart <1938-> (John Stewart) |
MossMichael S |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Surgeons - Great Britain |
Surgery, Naval - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805 |
Great Britain History 19th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Formerly CIP. |
Previously issued in print: 2005. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-212) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Naval surgeon during the French wars -- Origins and early career -- The Mediterranean and Trafalgar -- Beatty and Nelson's apotheosis -- Later career. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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William Beatty was the surgeon who attended Admiral Nelson on his flagship, the Victory, at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. This work traces Beatty's life and career as a leading naval surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars, and shows how he later publicized the deathbed scene of Nelson. |
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