Nelson: A Biography

xxi, 538 pp. "Cape St. Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar--these are the jewels in the crown of eternal fame won by Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. David Walder reveals  how Nelson was dominated by an overweening ambition "to be a hero" and used every opportunity to gain promotion, but also how when he had finally arrived as the supremely successful battle commander he was plagued by doubts, offened by slights real and imaginary, and had become a byword for both intrepid courage and personal vanity. This book also seeks to explain what distinguished Nelson from other admirals and how he introduced a new concept of naval warfare, which aimed at total destruction of the enemy." Keywords: DAVID WALDER ADMIRAL LORD HORATIO NELSON BIOGRAPHY BRITAIN BRITISH MILITARY