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Seize the Fire
Publication details: Harper Perennial 2006Description: 384 pagesISBN:- 9780060753627
- 940.2745 NIC
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Books | Anna Centenary Library 7TH FLOOR, B WING | 940.2745 NIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 493414 |
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| 940.2745 FRE Victory vs. Redoutable : ships of the line at Trafalgar 1805 | 940.27450 KNI The pursuit of victory : the life and achievement of Horatio Nelson | 940.2745 LEE Nelson and Napoleon : the long haul to Trafalgar | 940.2745 NIC Seize the Fire | 940.2745 VOE Admiral Saumarez versus Napoleon : the Baltic, 1807-12 | 940.2745 WIL The Fighting Temeraire | 940.27450 WIL The French Assault on American Shipping, 1793-1813 |
In October 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson, the most brilliant sea commander who ever lived, led the British Royal Navy to a devastating victory over the Franco-Spanish fleets at the great battle of Trafalgar. It was the foundation of Britain's nineteenth-century world-dominating empire. Adam Nicolson's Seize the Fire is not only a close and revealing portrait of a legendary hero in his final action but also a vivid account of the brutal realities of battle; it asks the questions: Why did the winners win? What was it about the British, their commanders and their men, their beliefs and their ambitions, that took them to such overwhelming victory?
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