The Pursuit of Victory
The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson
The starting point of Roger Knight's magnificent new biography is to explain how Nelson achieved such extraordinary success. Knight places him firmly in the context of the Royal Navy at the time. He analyses Nelson's more obvious qualities, his leadership strengths and his coolness and certainty in battle, and also explores his strategic grasp, the condition of his ships, the skill of his seamen and his relationships with the officers around him - including those who could hardly be called friendly.This biography takes a cool look at Nelson's status as a hero and demolishes many of the myths that were so carefully established by the early aut…
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- ISBN: 978-0-14-193788-5
- EAN: 9780141937885
- Produktnummer: 17834438
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 784 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 18'195 KB
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Roger Knight
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