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Title: For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War by Joel S. A. Hayward ISBN: 1-59114-351-9 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Instant Classic!! SIMPLY THE BEST RECENT BOOK ON NELSON
Comment: This book is an instant classic! Nelson books appear almost every year, as do Napoleon books, but few of them say anything new. This book is the most original book on the world's most famous admiral to appear since, gosh, maybe the second world war.
Who has ever before analysed such themes as the impact of spirituality or religion on Nelson's war-making? Who has ever asked whether Nelson actually fought well when ashore? Who has asked whether Nelson made an effective coalition partner or leader? Who has, in recent decades anyway, asked whether Nelson is still RELEVANT to today's navies?
Joel Hayward has answered these and many other unique questions, and has written his book with such mastery of English that his eloquence and elegance make the book a genuine pleasure to read.
I know nothing about the author but I intend to see what else he has written and I'll buy it. He is a powerfully original thinker and has written the best and most analytical military book I have read aside from the masterly John Keegan himself.
This book has my highest recommendation, and then some!!
Rating: 4
Summary: A thriller on Nelson's way of war
Comment: This book is a well-written account of Nelson's wars and his principles which he handled his military assignments by. Hayward's analysis of wars imparts readers both thrills and a fair evaluation of the great admiral's merits and demerits. In addition to describing Nelson's war strategies,the book also gives concise explanations of historical events like the French revolution, America's independence and of how these events shaped Nelson's fate. The book underlines Nelson's strong belief in God that sympathized him with other religious nations like the Ottomans although they were muslims, not christians like himself. In his book, Hayward builds well on this critical trait of Nelson to explain his relentless fights with the French at that time. Even if the book contains some repititions, I feel that it is a good one to read on Nelson's leadership and sea-war strategies as well as on history.
Rating: 5
Summary: Warning: this is not a regular biography. But still get it.!
Comment: This book caught me unawares. I bought it thinking it was a biography. It is not; at least not strictly. It is a series of intensely focused essays on aspects of Horatio Lord Nelson's naval career and the ways in which he mastered his profession so completely. Okay, now the warning is out of the way I can say that the book is extremely innovative and very solid and rewarding. It clearly aims to serve a useful purpose for CURRENT military and naval officers. They'll learn a huge amount about esprit de corps, morale, leadership, team-building, cultural tolerance -- all from Nelson's remarkable life. An unusual book, yes. A very valuable book too.
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Title: Nelson: Love & Fame by Edgar Vincent ISBN: 0300097972 Publisher: Yale University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: John Paul Jones : Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy by Evan Thomas ISBN: 0743205839 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 14 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Nelson's Ships: A History of the Vessels in Which He Served, 1771-1805 by Peter Goodwin ISBN: 0811710076 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: 10 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Terror Before Trafalgar: Nelson, Napoleon, and the Secret War by Tom Pocock ISBN: 0393057763 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Battle of Copenhagen: Nelson and the Danes by Ole Feldbk, Tony Wedgwood, Ole Feldbaek ISBN: 1557504156 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
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