Trafalgar's Lost Hero: Admiral Lord Collingwood and the Defeat of Napoleon
Autor Max Adamsen Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 aug 2005
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ISBN-13: 9780471719953
ISBN-10: 0471719951
Pagini: 328
Dimensiuni: 164 x 244 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.65 kg
Editura: Wiley (TP)
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
ISBN-10: 0471719951
Pagini: 328
Dimensiuni: 164 x 244 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.65 kg
Editura: Wiley (TP)
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
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"See how that noble fellow Collingwood takes his ship into action. How I envy him!"
Horatio Nelson At the same instant that Admiral Nelson uttered these words of admiration for his close friend and hero who led the first British ships into action at Trafalgar, Cuthbert Collingwood asked a fellow officer, "What would Nelson give to be here?" Calm but courageous, stern but kind, modest, daring, uncannily shrewd, and a fearless warrior always concerned for the welfare of those he commanded, Collingwood would seem the model of a fictional hero and indeed he was.
Trafalgar′s Lost Hero introduces you to the man whose real–life exploits have been attributed to the likes of Horatio Alger and Jack Aubrey. Never seeking the public acclaim craved by his closest friend and comrade Nelson, Collingwood was instrumental in forcing the combined French and Spanish fleets into the fateful battle, disabling the enemy′s flagship almost before the fight had begun, and taking command of the British fleet after Nelson′s death. To those who knew him, these remarkable accomplishments came as no surprise. They were to be expected from one of England′s greatest, albeit unsung, heroes.
Bristling with action, packed with never–before–published accounts of major engagements from Collingwood′s secret letter book, and bringing a fresh perspective to Britain′s most celebrated naval victory, Trafalgar′s Lost Hero is truly a treat for lovers of naval history and real–life adventure, and a rousing story well told.
Horatio Nelson At the same instant that Admiral Nelson uttered these words of admiration for his close friend and hero who led the first British ships into action at Trafalgar, Cuthbert Collingwood asked a fellow officer, "What would Nelson give to be here?" Calm but courageous, stern but kind, modest, daring, uncannily shrewd, and a fearless warrior always concerned for the welfare of those he commanded, Collingwood would seem the model of a fictional hero and indeed he was.
Trafalgar′s Lost Hero introduces you to the man whose real–life exploits have been attributed to the likes of Horatio Alger and Jack Aubrey. Never seeking the public acclaim craved by his closest friend and comrade Nelson, Collingwood was instrumental in forcing the combined French and Spanish fleets into the fateful battle, disabling the enemy′s flagship almost before the fight had begun, and taking command of the British fleet after Nelson′s death. To those who knew him, these remarkable accomplishments came as no surprise. They were to be expected from one of England′s greatest, albeit unsung, heroes.
Bristling with action, packed with never–before–published accounts of major engagements from Collingwood′s secret letter book, and bringing a fresh perspective to Britain′s most celebrated naval victory, Trafalgar′s Lost Hero is truly a treat for lovers of naval history and real–life adventure, and a rousing story well told.
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"See how that noble fellow Collingwood takes his ship into action. How I envy him!"
Horatio Nelson At the same instant that Admiral Nelson uttered these words of admiration for his close friend and hero who led the first British ships into action at Trafalgar, Cuthbert Collingwood asked a fellow officer, "What would Nelson give to be here?" Calm but courageous, stern but kind, modest, daring, uncannily shrewd, and a fearless warrior always concerned for the welfare of those he commanded, Collingwood would seem the model of a fictional hero and indeed he was.
Trafalgar′s Lost Hero introduces you to the man whose real–life exploits have been attributed to the likes of Horatio Alger and Jack Aubrey. Never seeking the public acclaim craved by his closest friend and comrade Nelson, Collingwood was instrumental in forcing the combined French and Spanish fleets into the fateful battle, disabling the enemy′s flagship almost before the fight had begun, and taking command of the British fleet after Nelson′s death. To those who knew him, these remarkable accomplishments came as no surprise. They were to be expected from one of England′s greatest, albeit unsung, heroes.
Bristling with action, packed with never–before–published accounts of major engagements from Collingwood′s secret letter book, and bringing a fresh perspective to Britain′s most celebrated naval victory, Trafalgar′s Lost Hero is truly a treat for lovers of naval history and real–life adventure, and a rousing story well told.
Horatio Nelson At the same instant that Admiral Nelson uttered these words of admiration for his close friend and hero who led the first British ships into action at Trafalgar, Cuthbert Collingwood asked a fellow officer, "What would Nelson give to be here?" Calm but courageous, stern but kind, modest, daring, uncannily shrewd, and a fearless warrior always concerned for the welfare of those he commanded, Collingwood would seem the model of a fictional hero and indeed he was.
Trafalgar′s Lost Hero introduces you to the man whose real–life exploits have been attributed to the likes of Horatio Alger and Jack Aubrey. Never seeking the public acclaim craved by his closest friend and comrade Nelson, Collingwood was instrumental in forcing the combined French and Spanish fleets into the fateful battle, disabling the enemy′s flagship almost before the fight had begun, and taking command of the British fleet after Nelson′s death. To those who knew him, these remarkable accomplishments came as no surprise. They were to be expected from one of England′s greatest, albeit unsung, heroes.
Bristling with action, packed with never–before–published accounts of major engagements from Collingwood′s secret letter book, and bringing a fresh perspective to Britain′s most celebrated naval victory, Trafalgar′s Lost Hero is truly a treat for lovers of naval history and real–life adventure, and a rousing story well told.
Cuprins
INTRODUCTION: The Collingwood touch 13 MAPS.
Home waters.
The Atlantic.
The Mediterranean.
CHAPTER ONE: A large piece of plum cake: 1748 1771.
CHAPTER TWO: Out of all patience: 1772 1777.
CHAPTER THREE: The bonds of our amity: 1777 1786.
CHAPTER FOUR: A comfortable fire and friends: 1787 1792.
CHAPTER FIVE: The sharp point of misfortune: 1793 1795.
CHAPTER SIX: Two thunderbolts of war: 1795 1799.
CHAPTER SEVEN: Hope of peace alone: 1799 1802.
CHAPTER EIGHT: Exemplary vengeance: 1803 1805.
CHAPTER NINE: Giddy with the multiplicities: 1806 1808.
CHAPTER TEN: Viva Collingwood: 1808 1810.
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Fame s trumpet.
Source notes.
APPENDIX ONE: Collingwood s Trafalgar dispatch.
APPENDIX TWO: Collingwood s commissions: 1761 1810.
Bibliography.
Index.
Home waters.
The Atlantic.
The Mediterranean.
CHAPTER ONE: A large piece of plum cake: 1748 1771.
CHAPTER TWO: Out of all patience: 1772 1777.
CHAPTER THREE: The bonds of our amity: 1777 1786.
CHAPTER FOUR: A comfortable fire and friends: 1787 1792.
CHAPTER FIVE: The sharp point of misfortune: 1793 1795.
CHAPTER SIX: Two thunderbolts of war: 1795 1799.
CHAPTER SEVEN: Hope of peace alone: 1799 1802.
CHAPTER EIGHT: Exemplary vengeance: 1803 1805.
CHAPTER NINE: Giddy with the multiplicities: 1806 1808.
CHAPTER TEN: Viva Collingwood: 1808 1810.
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Fame s trumpet.
Source notes.
APPENDIX ONE: Collingwood s Trafalgar dispatch.
APPENDIX TWO: Collingwood s commissions: 1761 1810.
Bibliography.
Index.
Notă biografică
MAX ADAMS, archaeologist, writer, and broadcaster, is passionate about rescuing Admiral Collingwood from obscurity in this, his first book. As a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow, he had access to materials not available to earlier biographers. As both a theoretical and an on–site archaeologist, Adams has written for many academic journals. He lives in Newcastle, which was also Collingwood′s hometown.