Horatio Nelson

The most famous admiral in history, Horatio Nelson''s string of naval victories helped secure Britain''s place as the world''s dominant maritime power, a position she held for more than a century after Nelson''s death. A young officer during the American Revolution, Nelson rose to prominence during Britain''s war with Revolutionary France, becoming a hero at the battle of Cape St. Vincent. He went on to win massive victories at the Nile and Copenhagen, before leading the British to their historic victory at Trafalgar in 1805. But, in that moment of his greatest glory, Nelson was struck down by a French sharpshooter. Today Nelson is revered as an almost mythical figure - a naval genius and a national hero. He was also a deeply flawed individual whose vanity, ego and private life all threatened to overshadow his immense abilities. This book reveals the real Nelson.>

List of contents

Introduction
Early years
Military life
Hour of destiny
Opposing commanders
Inside the mind
When war is done
A life in words
Further reading
Index

Product details

• Authors: Angus Konstam
• Assisted by: Peter Dennis (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.07.2011
• EAN: 9781849084956
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-495-6
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Command; Command
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Military / Naval, Warfare & defence