Nelson: Love And Fame
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Nelson: Love And Fame
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Legendary for his exploits in war and love, Admiral Horatio Nelson comes into clear view in this captivating new biography.

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Jan 07, 2011
Pete rated it: 5 of 5 stars
'Nelson' is a five star six hundred page full broadside of a biography. The author Edgar Vincent is an ex Royal Navy officer, which shows in this labour of love. Throughout this book we are presented with a life times collection of Lord Nelson's private letters and official communiques. Even if these documents are available in a single repository, it must still be a herculean task to present them all in so clear and concise a narrative. Much of Horatio's private correspondence naturally has th More...
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Apr 22, 2009
Espen rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Detailed biography based on Nelson's correspondence, gives a good picture of Nelson as a person, his relationships with superiors, subordinates, his common-law wife Emma Hamilton and her husband. This book is widely regarded as one of the best Nelson biographies, but I would have liked to see a bit more on strategy and tactics of the battles themselves - as it is, the sheer number of anguished letters home for love, money and fame can be a bit overwhelming, though it gives a good indication of a More...
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Apr 21, 2009
Gordon rated it: 5 of 5 stars
A fascinating read about the legend in British history that Lord Nelson was, and continues to be. But, this book is much more than a mere recounting of his many sea battles. Edgar Vincent bores into the person that was Nelson and the drivers in his being that made him what he was and what he represented and the internal turblence of his ethos that included his loveless marriage vis-a-vis his life's love and the mother of his daughter.

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