Nelson - the New Letters by Colin White
Presents over 500 of the most important letters uncovered during the course of the epic Nelson Letters project, a five-year search of archives round the world.
The maritime history world is fortunatethat we now have [Nelson's] de facto autobiography. * AUSMARINE *
Winner of the 2006 Distinguished Book Award for Biography/Memoir, from the Society for Military History (US): 'an outstanding contribution to military history'. * . *
Outstandingly good. * THE GUARDIAN *
Riveting. The admiral that emerges is open, engaged, alive; he writes as one imagines he spoke. * THE ECONOMIST *
Colin White...successfully reminds us why the memory of Nelson and his achievements has endured. * THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS *
Impressively wide-ranging.... A Nelson fan's delight. * DAILY EXPRESS *
In so far as Admiral Nelson has a representative on earth it is Colin White. * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
[An] important addition to the printed Nelson sources [by] perhaps the best-known 'Nelsonian' of our day. * TLS *
These letters reveal the reality of genius in action. -- Andrew Lambert * ARCHIVES *
Winner of the 2006 Distinguished Book Award for Biography/Memoir, from the Society for Military History (US): 'an outstanding contribution to military history'. * . *
Outstandingly good. * THE GUARDIAN *
Riveting. The admiral that emerges is open, engaged, alive; he writes as one imagines he spoke. * THE ECONOMIST *
Colin White...successfully reminds us why the memory of Nelson and his achievements has endured. * THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS *
Impressively wide-ranging.... A Nelson fan's delight. * DAILY EXPRESS *
In so far as Admiral Nelson has a representative on earth it is Colin White. * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
[An] important addition to the printed Nelson sources [by] perhaps the best-known 'Nelsonian' of our day. * TLS *
These letters reveal the reality of genius in action. -- Andrew Lambert * ARCHIVES *
Colin White is the National Maritime Museum's Director of Trafalgar 200 and the Royal Naval Museum's Deputy Director.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843832997 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843832992 |
| Title | Nelson - the New Letters |
| Author | Colin White |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-05-17 |
| Number of pages | 600 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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