Nelson : love & fame / Edgar Vincent.
Nelson : love & fame / Edgar Vincent.
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Publisher
New Haven., Connecticutt : Yale University Press, c2003.
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N940.27092/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii., 640 p., [32] p. plates., maps., ports. : 24cm.
Contents
Foundations for life -- Captain Suckling's legacy -- Five frustrating years -- Trying to get noticed -- Black marks & on the beach -- Melpomene, Minerve, La Fortune -- Totally neglected -- My disposition can't bear tame or slow measures -- It is active young men that are wanted not drones -- Into th...
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Publisher
New Haven., Connecticutt : Yale University Press, c2003.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"The author offers new interpretations of Nelson's victories to illustrate his grasp of today's concept of mission-command two centuries ahead of his time; his disobedience of his Commander-in-Chief's orders; and his part in the bloody and chaotic Neapolitan counter-revolution. Vincent also analyzes the motives and attitudes of key figures who surr...
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Nelson : love & fame / Edgar Vincent.
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Notes
General note
Notes: p. 585-620.
Includes Index.
Bibliography: p. 621-625.
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c2003.
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N940.27092/2
Record Identifier
74VvBxOEZD4Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvBxOEZD4Z
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ISBN
0300102607
9780300097979 (alk. paper)
0300097972 (alk. paper)
9780300102604
DDC
940.27092
MMS ID
991016583679702626
