Seize the Fire |
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| Author:
| Nicolson, Adam |
| Read by:
| Nicolson, Adam |
| ISBN: | 978-0-06-087935-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint: | HarperAudio |
| Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
| List Price: | USD $18.99 |
Book Description:
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"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.
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More 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.