Horatio Nelson was the greatest naval commander of his age. In this masterly analysis of his fighting career, the acclaimed naval historian Oliver Warner examines every battle in which he participated, but concentrates on the three in which his command as an admiral was crucial. The first was the Battle of the Nile in which the bulk of Napoleon's fleet was brilliantly destroyed, so eliminating the risk to Britain's Indian possessions. In 1801 under Sir Hyde Parker he fought the Battle of Copenhagen, which ensured the supply ...
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Horatio Nelson was the greatest naval commander of his age. In this masterly analysis of his fighting career, the acclaimed naval historian Oliver Warner examines every battle in which he participated, but concentrates on the three in which his command as an admiral was crucial. The first was the Battle of the Nile in which the bulk of Napoleon's fleet was brilliantly destroyed, so eliminating the risk to Britain's Indian possessions. In 1801 under Sir Hyde Parker he fought the Battle of Copenhagen, which ensured the supply of Scandinavian spars that kept the Royal Navy in fighting trim. Nelson's final battle at Trafalgar in which the French and Spanish fleets were shattered bore out the truth of the Earl St Vincent's earlier reply when asked if the French could invade England: 'I do not say that they cannot come, but I do say that they cannot come by sea'.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Fine reading and research copy. 254 p. illus., facsims., maps, ports. 25 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Portraits, Facsimiles.
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Very good. Very Good hardcover with VG dj. Pages are entirely clean, unmarked, ditto end papers. Binding excellent, hinges and pages tight. Images you see were scanned by me from this copy. Great B&W illustrations throughout this book. Slight shelf wear to dj a few closed tears less than half inch repaired. Royal blue cloth boards with silver spine lettering are excellent with minor corner bumps and slight edgewear I reinforced dj with high quality transparent repair tape and touched up color. 9.5x6.6x1.1 in. 254 pp., incl. index. I wrap to protect, TRACK, ship daily, and guarantee.
