Nelson: The Essential Hero

by Ernle Bradford

Overview

A gripping biography of Admiral Nelson, Napoleonic War hero and one of Britain’s greatest naval tacticians.

In the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson sent the signal from his flagship HMS Victory, “England expects that every man will do his duty.” His defeat of the French that day in 1805 was a decisive turning point in the Napoleonic Wars, establishing British control of the seas. His death in that heroic battle gave those words immortal significance.
 
For his bravery in battle and brilliance as a naval tactician, Admiral Nelson remains one of Britain’s most inspiring heroes. In this nuanced and lively biography, Ernle Bradford presents the man behind the legend. From his youthful days in the Royal Navy to his famous battles and scandalous personal life, Horatio Nelson is shown here in all his human complexity.
 
“This skillful portrait . . . combines accessible naval history with a psychological examination of heroism.” —Kirkus Reviews

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497637948
Publisher:	Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Publication date:	08/19/2014
Pages:	436
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Ernle Bradford was born in 1922 and died in 1986. He was a noted British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. Bradford was an enthusiastic sailor himself and spent almost thirty years sailing the Mediterranean, where many of his books are set. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, finishing as the first lieutenant of a destroyer. Bradford lived in Malta for a number of years. He did occasional broadcast work for the BBC, was a magazine editor, and wrote many books, including Hannibal, Paul the Traveller, Julius Caesar: The Pursuit of Power, Christopher Columbus, and The Mighty Hood.

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Epigraph
• Chapter One – Norfolk Boy
• Chapter Two – Ships and Men
• Chapter Three – Midshipman to Lieutenant
• Chapter 4 – Lieutenant
• Chapter Five – Post-Captain
• Chapter Six – Captain with Problems
• Chapter Seven – West Indian Marriage
• Chapter Eight – Ashore
• Chapter Nine – The Agamemnon
• Chapter Ten – Action
• Chapter Eleven – Corsica Campaign
• Chapter Twelve – Riviera
• Chapter Thirteen – Commodore
• Chapter Fourteen – A Famous Indiscipline
• Chapter Fifteen – Rear-Admiral
• Chapter Sixteen – Failure
• Chapter Seventeen – Aftermath
• Chapter Eighteen – The Vanguard
• Chapter Nineteen – The Hunters and the Hunted
• Chapter Twenty – The Patience of Job
• Chapter Twenty-One – Brought to Bay
• Chapter Twenty-Two – Laurels for the Victor
• Chapter Twenty-Three – Siren Land
• Chapter Twenty-Four – Palermo
• Chapter Twenty-Five – Mediterranean ’99
• Chapter Twenty-Six – Malta
• Chapter Twenty-Seven – Homecoming
• Chapter Twenty-Eight – The Baltic Scene
• Chapter Twenty-Nine – Copenhagen
• Chapter Thirty – Victory – and after
• Chapter Thirty-One – Marrow Seas and Country Home
• Chapter Thirty-Two – Return to the Mediterranean
• Chapter Thirty-Three – The Chase
• Chapter Thirty-Four – The Last of England
• Chapter Thirty-Five – Cape Trafalgar
• Chapter Thirty-Six – Death and Storm
• Chapter Thirty-Seven – Time and the Survivors