Nelson's surgeon : William Beatty, naval medicine, and the battle of Trafalgar / / Laurence Brockliss, John Cardwell, and Michael Moss

• Autore: Brockliss L. W. B
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 617/.092; B
• Soggetto topico: Surgeons - Great Britain; Surgery, Naval - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History 19th century
• Altri autori: CardwellJ. Stewart <1938-> (John Stewart) MossMichael S
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-212) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Naval surgeon during the French wars -- Origins and early career -- The Mediterranean and Trafalgar -- Beatty and Nelson's apotheosis -- Later career.
• Sommario/riassunto: The death of Admiral Nelson on his flagship, the Victory, at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is the basis of a well-known story. This book focuses on William Beatty, the surgeon who attended Nelson in his last hours and was later to publicize the deathbed scene. It traces his life and career as a leading naval surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards. - ;In the lead-up to the bicentenary of Trafalgar a number of important new studies have been published about the life of Nelson and his defeat of the Combined Fleet in 1805. Despite the significant role played by the health and fitness
• Titolo autorizzato: Nelson's surgeon
• ISBN: 1-383-04341-8; 1-280-75920-8; 0-19-151604-X; 1-4294-7103-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777028303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II