Nelson: A Personal History - Couverture rigide

Hibbert, Christopher

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0201624575 ISBN 13 : 9780201624571

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 1995

Synopsis

Horatio Nelson was a national hero who secured a century of maritime supremacy for his country and became the focus of British identity and aspiration. This is a portrait of the man and the battles of St Vincent, the Nile and Copenhagen.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this coloful, absorbing tale of Nelson's life on and off the high seas, Hibbert illuminates the admiral's personality, his personal and political friendships, his relationship with Sir William Hamilton, and his passionate love affair with Hamilton's wife, the beautiful Lady Emma, daughter of a blacksmith and once a London prostitute. Whether quarreling with royalty, wooing beautiful women around the world, or winning history's most famous sea battles, Hibbert's irascible Nelson is a character for all times.

Biographie de l'auteur

Christopher Hibbert has written many well-received biographies, including, most recently, Queen Victoria. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Doctor of Letters of Leicester University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0201624575
• ISBN 13: 9780201624571
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 472
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible