Lame Captains and Left-Handed Admirals Amputee Officers in Nelson's Navy |
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| Author:
| Michals, Teresa |
| Series title: | Peculiar Bodies: Stories and Histories Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-4673-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2021 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $56.00 |
Book Description:
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Focuses on the lives and careers of four particularly distinguished British naval officers who returned to sea and continued to fight and win battles after losing an arm or a leg: Lord Horatio Nelson, Sir Michael Seymour, Sir Watkin Owen Pell, and Sir James Alexander Gordon.
Focuses on the lives and careers of four particularly distinguished British naval officers who returned to sea and continued to fight and win battles after losing an arm or a leg: Lord Horatio Nelson, Sir Michael Seymour, Sir Watkin Owen Pell, and Sir James Alexander Gordon.