Nelson the Commander (Military Classics) - Softcover

Bennett, Geoffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184415307X ISBN 13: 9781844153077

Publisher: Leo Cooper Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Nearly two centuries after his death, does Nelson deserve his reputation as one of the world's great commanders?Nelson's triumphs have so caught the public imagination that his failures are barely remembered. His only victorious battles at sea was Trafalgar (at Copenhagen and the Nile his destroyed ships at anchor), while his infatuation with Emma Hamilton , his role in the judicial murder of the Neapolitan Commodore, Carraciolo, and his flagrant disobedience of orders brought him disgrace and dishonour. Yet this was a man who, in an age when the Royal Navy thrived on rum, sodomy and the lash, turned his captains into a 'Band of Brothers' and whose death brought tears to the eyes of the toughest sailors.Did England's naval hero have the star quality which marks the world's truly great captains? In answering this question, Geoffrey Bennett, a distinguished historian who himself served in the Royal Navy for thirty-five years, provides a full and meticulously researched account of Nelson's life and career which will enthrall students of history and the general reader alike.

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Product Description

Nelson's reputation as the ultimate naval hero seems unassailable but, as Geoffrey Bennett points out, Trafalgar was his only victorious sea battle (at Copenhagen and the Nile he destroyed ships at anchor) and his disregard of orders and unconventional personal life raise questions about his character and judgement. This biography seeks to assess his remarkable life and career and objectively appraise his stature as a naval commander.

About the Author

Captain Geoffrey Bennett (1908-1983) was a career naval officer who, while serving, published a number of naval adventure yarns and radio plays under the pen-name 'Sea Lion'. He became familiar with the Baltic events of 1919 while naval attach in Moscow, shortly after the death of Stalin in 1953. On retirement he published several naval histories, including one on Nelson, and studies of both World Wars under his own name, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Also available: Coronel and the Falklands, The Battle of Jutland, Naval Battles of the First World War, Nelson the Commander, The Battle of the River Plate and The Battle of Trafalgar and Naval Battles of World War Two

Edition details

• Publisher: Leo Cooper Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184415307X
• ISBN 13: 9781844153077
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 358