Nelson, Navy & Nation by Quintin Colville
Nelson, Navy & Nation explores the Royal Navy’s relationship with Britain from the Glorious Revolution to the Napoleonic Wars. The book encompasses the realities of naval life in this period; the navy’s connection to society; culture and national identity; and the story of Nelson's life and career. It brings together a distinguished panel of leading historians including Roger Knight, Andrew Lambert, Brian Lavery, N.A.M. Rodger and Dan Snow. Together, they give a fascinating contextual overview, from the terrifying realities of battle in the age of sail to the lives of ordinary people ashore who celebrated the navy’s achievements. It places the extraordinary achievements of Horatio Nelson within a wider context that makes sense of his dazzling celebrity. In so doing, it reveals that the story of the Royal Navy and Nelson is also the story of the fears and ambitions of the British people. Beautifully illustrated throughout from the world-leading collections of the National Maritime Museum, the book combines accessible narrative history for the general reader with superb visual appeal. It is an ideal companion to the Museum’s new permanent ‘Nelson, Navy, Nation’ gallery, which opened in October 2013.
Lavishly illustrated and well presented, this book serves to remind people of the legacy that is more than just that of Nelson, but that of the Royal Navy of the dayA marvellous book and highly recommended. * Warship World *
Dr Quintin Colville is Curator of Naval History at the National Maritime Museum. He is lead curator of the new Nelson, Navy, Nation gallery, and specialises in the social and cultural history of the Royal Navy. His work has been awarded the Julian Corbett Prize in Modern Naval History, and the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844862078 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844862070 |
| Title | Nelson, Navy & Nation |
| Author | Quintin Colville |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2013-09-12 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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