The Pursuit of Victory - The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson

Informationen zum Autor Roger Knight Klappentext While fully acknowledging Nelson's extraordinary charisma and skill as a leader, Knight takes a cool look at the old orthodoxies about Nelson's deep humanity and Christian piety, demonstrating the ruthlessness that was a core aspect of his personality. Zusammenfassung Horatio Nelson was a shrewd political operator who charmed and impressed political leaders. He was a difficult subordinate, only happy when completely in command, and capable of great ruthlessness. This biography takes a look at Nelson's status as a hero, explaining how Nelson achieved such extraordinary success.

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Produktdetails

• Autoren: Roger Knight, Hugo Mercier
• Verlag: Penguin Books Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 29.06.2006
• EAN: 9780141007618
• ISBN: 978-0-14-100761-8
• Seiten: 784
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 34 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Biographien, Autobiographien; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Military / Naval, maritime history, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Napoleonic Wars