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The Nelson touch : the life and legend of Horatio Nelson /
Admiral Horatio Nelson captures our imaginations like few other military figures. A mixture of tactical originality, raw courage, cruelty, and romantic passion, Nelson in action was daring and direct, a paramount naval genius and a natural born predator. Now, in The Nelson Touch: The Life and Legend...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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| Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Admiral Horatio Nelson captures our imaginations like few other military figures. A mixture of tactical originality, raw courage, cruelty, and romantic passion, Nelson in action was daring and direct, a paramount naval genius and a natural born predator. Now, in The Nelson Touch: The Life and Legend of Horatio Nelson, novelist Terry Coleman provides a superb portrait of Britain's most revered naval figure. Here is a vivid account of Nelson's life, from his childhood and early career at sea--where a high-placed uncle helped speed his advancement to post captain--to gripping accounts of his grea. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 424 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-408) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781429438261 1429438266 9786610835553 6610835551 019803363X 9780198033639 1280835559 9781280835551 |