Nelson

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Ernle Bradford was born in 1922 and died in 1986. He was a noted British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. Bradford was an enthusiastic sailor himself and spent almost thirty years sailing the Mediterranean, where many of his books are set. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, finishing as the first lieutenant of a destroyer. Bradford lived in Malta for a number of years. He did occasional broadcast work for the BBC, was a magazine editor, and wrote many books, including Hannibal, Paul the Traveller, Julius Caesar: The Pursuit of Power, Christopher Columbus, and The Mighty Hood.

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A gripping biography of Admiral Nelson, Napoleonic War hero and one of Britain’s greatest naval tacticians.

In the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson sent the signal from his flagship HMS Victory, “England expects that every man will do his duty.” His defeat of the French that day in 1805 was a decisive turning point in the Napoleonic Wars, establishing British control of the seas. His death in that heroic battle gave those words immortal significance.
 
For his bravery in battle and brilliance as a naval tactician, Admiral Nelson remains one of Britain’s most inspiring heroes. In this nuanced and lively biography, Ernle Bradford presents the man behind the legend. From his youthful days in the Royal Navy to his famous battles and scandalous personal life, Horatio Nelson is shown here in all his human complexity.
 
“This skillful portrait . . . combines accessible naval history with a psychological examination of heroism.” —Kirkus Reviews

 

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DedicationAcknowledgementsEpigraphChapter One – Norfolk BoyChapter Two – Ships and MenChapter Three – Midshipman to LieutenantChapter 4 – LieutenantChapter Five – Post-CaptainChapter Six – Captain with ProblemsChapter Seven – West Indian MarriageChapter Eight – AshoreChapter Nine – The AgamemnonChapter Ten – ActionChapter Eleven – Corsica CampaignChapter Twelve – RivieraChapter Thirteen – CommodoreChapter Fourteen – A Famous IndisciplineChapter Fifteen – Rear-AdmiralChapter Sixteen – FailureChapter Seventeen – AftermathChapter Eighteen – The VanguardChapter Nineteen – The Hunters and the HuntedChapter Twenty – The Patience of JobChapter Twenty-One – Brought to BayChapter Twenty-Two – Laurels for the VictorChapter Twenty-Three – Siren LandChapter Twenty-Four – PalermoChapter Twenty-Five – Mediterranean ’99Chapter Twenty-Six – MaltaChapter Twenty-Seven – HomecomingChapter Twenty-Eight – The Baltic SceneChapter Twenty-Nine – CopenhagenChapter Thirty – Victory – and afterChapter Thirty-One – Marrow Seas and Country HomeChapter Thirty-Two – Return to the MediterraneanChapter Thirty-Three – The ChaseChapter Thirty-Four – The Last of EnglandChapter Thirty-Five – Cape TrafalgarChapter Thirty-Six – Death and StormChapter Thirty-Seven – Time and the Survivors

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