Seize The Fire: Heroism, Duty, And The Battle Of Trafalgar - Rilegato

Nicolson, Adam

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0060753617 ISBN 13: 9780060753610

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2005

Riassunto

A two hundredth anniversary retelling of the Trafalgar battle profiles Horatio Nelson as a leader with a fierce sense of honor and duty who embodied a particular skill for inspiring love in others, in an account that draws on a range of sources to examine the ambitions, fears, and principles that contributed to the British Mediterranean fleet's victory. By the author of Seamanship. 75,000 first printing.

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Recensione

“Elegant and imaginative.” (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post)

“The reader will find nothing dull about this sparkling work...majestic, poetic and, at base, authentic.” (Literary Review)

“Vibrant and welcome addition to the admittedly already large library of Nelsonia.” (Jonathan Bouquet, The Observer)

“A well-reasoned transoceanic rejoinder to Freeman’s Affairs of Honor, and a pleasure for fans of Aubrey and Hornblower.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Bold and provocative...Nicolson’s book stands out from amongst its rivals.” (Sunday Telegraph)

“argued with vigour and written with grace, it is an illuminating piece of interpretive cultural history.” (Sunday Times (London))

“Nicolson’s eye for detail creates a compelling readability.” (The Spectator)

“full of suspense and vivid, raw descriptions of the butchery...sublime writing” (The Scotsman)

“Of the books marking the bicentenary of...Trafalgar, Adam Nicolson’s can claim to be one of the most original” (The Week)

“strikingly original...Mr. Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation and gore of Trafalgar.” (The Economist)

L'autore

Adam Nicols on is the author of Seamanship, God's Secretaries, and Seize the Fire. He has won both the Somerset Maugham and William Heinemann awards, and he lives with his family at Sissinghurst Castle in England.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060753617
• ISBN 13: 9780060753610
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 341