Nelson : the sword of Albion / John Sugden.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2013Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: x, 925 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780805078077
  • 080507807X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 359.0092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • DA87.1.N4 S85 2013
Contents:
Book One: The Band of Brothers -- Recovering -- The Band of Brothers -- "Victory is Not a Name Strong Enough for Such a Scene" -- "Nostro Liberatore!" -- Nelson's Great Gamble -- "The Mainspring" -- Coming Back -- The Bourbon Restoration -- Duke of Bronte -- Book Two: Hoping for Happiness '' "Come Back to Your Family Here" -- "A Weak Man in Bad Hands" -- Domestic Strife -- "Champion of the North" -- Controlling the Baltic -- The Guardian -- Looking for Paradise -- No Common Love -- Book Three: The Glorious Race -- "By Patience and Perseverance" -- The Eastern Question -- In the Victory -- Mastering the Machine -- The Test -- The Last Farewell -- "For Charity's Sake, Send us Lord Nelson!" -- "Irresistible Lines of Ships" -- "All Toils Surmounted" -- Glossary.
Summary: A portrait of the celebrated naval commander draws on overlooked primary documents to explore the private lives of Lord Nelson's family, the commander's military strategy, and the injuries and debt that dominated his existence.
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"A John Macrae book."

"Originally published in the U.K. in 2012 by The Bodley Head"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 870-888) and index.

Book One: The Band of Brothers -- Recovering -- The Band of Brothers -- "Victory is Not a Name Strong Enough for Such a Scene" -- "Nostro Liberatore!" -- Nelson's Great Gamble -- "The Mainspring" -- Coming Back -- The Bourbon Restoration -- Duke of Bronte -- Book Two: Hoping for Happiness '' "Come Back to Your Family Here" -- "A Weak Man in Bad Hands" -- Domestic Strife -- "Champion of the North" -- Controlling the Baltic -- The Guardian -- Looking for Paradise -- No Common Love -- Book Three: The Glorious Race -- "By Patience and Perseverance" -- The Eastern Question -- In the Victory -- Mastering the Machine -- The Test -- The Last Farewell -- "For Charity's Sake, Send us Lord Nelson!" -- "Irresistible Lines of Ships" -- "All Toils Surmounted" -- Glossary.

A portrait of the celebrated naval commander draws on overlooked primary documents to explore the private lives of Lord Nelson's family, the commander's military strategy, and the injuries and debt that dominated his existence.

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