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Coleman Terry <1931->
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Titolo: |
The Nelson touch [[electronic resource] ] : the life and legend of Horatio Nelson / / Terry Coleman
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Pubblicazione: | Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (475 p.) |
Disciplina: | 940.2/7/092 |
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Soggetto topico: | Admirals - Great Britain |
Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain History, Naval 18th century |
Great Britain History, Naval 19th century | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-408) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Author's Note and Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; 1 Natural Born Predator; 2 Well Then, I Will Be a Hero; 3 The Whole Glory of the Service; 4 The Reduction of the New World; 5 Fair Canada, and the Merest Boy; 6 Subjects of the Grand Monarque; 7 Running at the Ring of Pleasure; 8 Let My Heart Speak for Me; 9 I Perceive the Contrary Effect; 10 Nelson Found Wanting; 11 The Horror, and the Benefit to the Nation; 12 I Shall Come Laughing Back; 13 The Making of the Legend; 14 The Nile, and the Happy Instrument of God; 15 The Family, and the Great Stage of Life |
16 Fiddlers, Poets, Whores, and Scoundrels17 The Sicilifying of My Own Conscience; 18 Inactive at a Foreign Court; 19 The Homecoming; 20 Champion of England in the North; 21 Not Since the Armada Business; 22 So Much for Gratitude; 23 Planting Trees with One Hand; 24 The Long Watch, and the Grand Race of Glory; 25 A Legacy to My King and Country; 26 State Funeral and Empty Chariot; 27 The Founding of a Family; Appendix A: Nelson at Naples, 1799; Appendix B: Nelson's Text; Appendix C: Ships' Ratings; Notes and Sources; Select Bibliography; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Admiral Horatio Nelson captures our imaginations like few other military figures. A mixture of tactical originality, raw courage, cruelty, and romantic passion, Nelson in action was daring and direct, a paramount naval genius and a natural born predator. Now, in The Nelson Touch: The Life and Legend of Horatio Nelson, novelist Terry Coleman provides a superb portrait of Britain's most revered naval figure. Here is a vivid account of Nelson's life, from his childhood and early career at sea--where a high-placed uncle helped speed his advancement to post captain--to gripping accounts of his grea |
Titolo autorizzato: | The Nelson touch ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-280-83555-9 |
0-19-803363-X | |
1-4294-3826-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910451366403321 |
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