Author: Andrew Lambert. What made Nelson
so special? What individual quality led Byron rightly to celebrate
Nelson's genius as 'Britannia's God of War'? Andrew Lambert
demonstrates how Nelson elevated the business of naval warfare
to the level of the sublime. Where his predecessors and opponents
saw a particular battle as an end in itself, Nelson - even
in the midst of terrifying, close-quarters action - was concerned
to exploit the victory he was achieving. This book explores the
professional, personal, intellectual and practical origins
of the man's genius, to understand how the greatest warrior
that Britain has ever produced transformed the art of conflict,
and enabled England to survive the challenge of total
war and international isolation.
