Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero

Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 396
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ISBN-10 : 9781784081935
ISBN-13 : 1784081930
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Book Synopsis Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero by : Max Adams

Download or read book Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero written by Max Adams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Admiral Lord Collingwood, the eldest son of a Newcastle merchant, went to sea in 1761 at the age of thirteen. In his nearly fifty years in the Navy he rose to become a fine seaman, a master of gunnery, a battle commander the equal of his friend – and rival in love – Nelson. He was also an accomplished writer and wit, a doting father, inveterate gossip and consummate diplomat and strategist. Collingwood's service took him to Boston, where he lived and fought during the American War of Independence; to Antigua, where he and Nelson both fell in love with Mary Moutray; to Corsica; Sicily; and Menorca, where he began as a young midshipman and ended his career as the effective viceroy of the Mediterranean. ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD is an intimate portrait of a forgotten British naval hero and a thrilling portrait of the glory years of the age of sail.


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