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Nelson: The Sword of Albion
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The Sword of Albion concludes the most comprehensive and intimate life of Nelson ever written, one that teems with a glittering array of sailors and civilians, heroes and villains, husbands, wives and lovers. Here are Nelson’s famous victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar as well as his lesser-known yet equally gripping campaigns. But behind the military prowess is a man riven with paradoxes and schisms: the fighting admiral and the glory-hunter, the national hero and the indigent commoner, the family man and the adulterer. This is an epic, triumphant and tragic life, and a masterpiece of the biographer’s art.
Additional information
| Weight | 1.057 kg |
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| Dimensions | 5.8 × 15.3 × 23.4 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 1056 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2014-2-20 |
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| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1847922767 |
| About The Author | Dr John Sugden has pursued a busy career as a lecturer, senior research fellow and writer. He is the author of a series of acclaimed articles and books, including Sir Francis Drake, Tecumseh: A Life, which won the Distinguished Book Award of the American Society for Military History, and Blue Jacket, which won the Ohioana Award. His fascination with Nelson stems from childhood, and he decided to write a complete life of Nelson when he discovered large amounts of untapped material whilst completing his doctorate in naval and political history. |
| Review Quote | An absolutely excellent book. Every bit is beautifully judged |
| Other text | Sweeping, thrilling and psychologically acute, this second volume in John Sugden’s biography will hardly be bettered…this book is a monumental achievement. Some readers may be daunted by its length, but the investment of time and effort is unquestionably worth it… It is a tribute to Sugden’s skill that as Nelson lies stricken below desks, gasping for air, blood pouring into his chest, his officers biting back the tears and Hardy desperately wringing his hand, you pray that somehow, against all sense and reason, England’s greatest hero might just pull through |
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