The Coming Empire: A complete and reliable Treatise on the Black Hills, Yellowstone and Big Horn Regions, Maguire Horatio Nelson
Автор: Webb,Catherine Название: Horatio lyle ISBN: 1904233783 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781904233787 Издательство: Little Brown Цена: 1365.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (2 шт.) Описание: In Victorian London at the height of the industrial revolution, Horatio Lyle is a former Special Constable with a passion for science and invention. He's also an occasional, but reluctant, sleuth. The truth is that he'd rather be in his lab tinkering with dangerous chemicals and odd machinery than running around the cobbled streets of London trying to track down stolen goods.
But when Her Majesty's Government calls, Horatio swaps his microscope for a magnifying glass, fills his pockets with things that explode and sallies forth to unravel a mystery of a singularly extraordinary nature. Thrown together with a reformed (i.e. 'caught') pickpocket called Tess, and a rebellious (within reason) young gentleman called Thomas, Lyle and his faithful hound, Tate, find themselves pursuing an ancient Chinese plate, a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of polite society and a dangerous enemy who may not even be human.
Solving the crime will be hard enough - surviving would be a bonus...
Автор: Southey Robert Название: The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson ISBN: 1534668500 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781534668508 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1464.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Nelson, Horatio Nelson Название: Letters of lord nelson to lady hamilton (dodo press) ISBN: 1406530719 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781406530711 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2500.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Название: Horatio Nelson ISBN: 1849084955 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849084956 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 2226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The most famous admiral in history, Horatio Nelson`s string of naval victories helped secure Britain`s place as the world`s dominant maritime power, a position she held for more than a century after Nelson`s death. Today Nelson is revered as an almost mythical figure - a naval genius and a national hero. This book reveals the real Nelson.
Автор: Southey Robert Название: Life of Horatio Lord Nelson ISBN: 1502842874 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781502842879 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1291.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "England expects that every man will do his duty" - Nelson before the Battle of Trafalgar Over the course of its history, England has engaged in an uncountable number of battles, but none of her military heroes has had a greater military legacy than Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte. Whether traveling to Trafalgar Square or one of the hundreds of pubs named after him, seemingly it becomes easy to believe that no Briton has cast as long a shadow. Nelson is well known across the world for his decisive victory at Trafalgar, made all the more legendary by the fact that he was mortally wounded at the height of his greatest feat. And it is understandable that any man who could thwart Napoleon's ambitions as well as Nelson did would earn a place in the history books. But Nelson embodied every virtue of his homeland; a dashing, courageous military officer who was impeccably cultured, and, of course, the best at what he did. Indeed, as the personification of the supremacy of the Royal Navy, the man and his life had a powerful resonance well before his death. When Nelson's body was immersed in rum during the homeward voyage from Trafalgar, it is said that the sailors would steal a drink, thereby imbibing the spirit of their hero. Rum is still called "Nelson's Blood" in Britain's Royal Navy, and consumers can buy a spiced version at the pub in Burnham Thorpe. Nelson's strategy and tactics are taught at naval colleges around the world, and the current U.K. government is, more than 200 years after his death, considering establishing a public holiday on the anniversary of Trafalgar. It is tempting simply to ascribe Nelson's place in history to his decisive naval victories; but he was far more complex than that. In fact, the man described by Professor Lambert as "Brittania's God of War" took a very modern approach to his own public image, which he carefully cultivated. The enduring Nelson cult was therefore as much his creation as anyone else's, but that's not to say he didn't earn it. Good fortune, hard work, bravery and supreme talent across a range of fields enabled Nelson to go down as history's greatest admiral. ."
Runner-up for the Whitbread Biography Award of 1987.
This is the story of the man who saved Britain from invasion and gave it maritime supremacy.
Juxtaposing details of his daily life, loves, friendships and opinions with the great events which make him one of the most memorable figures in British history, Horatio Nelson gives us the admiral in all of his flawed and brilliant humanity.
Written with obvious authority, it takes us through his life from birth to death, not only with a wealth of new research, but also with a richness of quotation from contemporary letters and papers which provide dramatic details.
Horatio Nelson should have as much appeal to the general reader as to those with a knowledge of the naval history of the times.
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