Description
“Strikingly original. . . . Mr. Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation, and gore of Trafalgar.”--The Economist
Adam Nicolson takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets in October 1805, and uses it to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic. A story rich with modern resonance, Seize the Fire reveals the economic impact of the battle as a victorious Great Britain emerged as a global commercial empire.
Nicolson not only vividly describes describes the brutal realities of battle but enters the hearts and minds of the men who were there. HIs masterful history is a portrait of a moment, a close and passionately engaged depiction of a frame of mind at a turning point in world history.
Author: Adam Nicolson
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 08/29/2006
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.36w x 0.91d
ISBN13: 9780060753627
ISBN10: 0060753625
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Naval
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Military
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