Young Nelsons

Author : D. A. B. Ronald
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781780965857

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Young Nelsons by D. A. B. Ronald Pdf

This book takes us into the fascinating and sometimes tragic world of the boy sailors of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, fighting and dying for their country across the oceans of the world. They 'fought like young Nelsons.' The words of a schoolmaster, writing from aboard the Mars after the battle of Trafalgar, describing the valour of his pupils in the heat of battle. Made immortal by the novels of Patrick O'Brian, C. S. Forester and Alexander Kent, these boy sailors, alongside those of every other Royal Navy ship, had entered the British Navy to fight the French across every ocean of the world. There was a long-standing British tradition of children going to sea, and along the way found adventure, glory, wealth and fame. During the Napoleonic Wars, these children, some as young as eight or nine, were also fighting for the very survival of Britain. Drawing on many first-hand accounts, letters, poems and writings, this book tells the dramatic story of Britain's boy sailors during the Napoleonic Wars for the very first time.

Author : Harry Allard,James Marshall
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0395401461

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Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard,James Marshall Pdf

Suggests activities to be used at home to accompany the reading of Miss Nelson is missing by Harry Allard in the classroom.

Author : Captain Peter Hore
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848323568

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Nelson's Band of Brothers by Captain Peter Hore Pdf

While there is a perennial interest in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars and in Nelson himself, there is no reference work that chronicles all the captains of his ships, their social origins, their characters and the achievements in their lives beyond their service under Nelson. This new book, researched and written by distinguished historians, descendants of some of Nelson's officers, and members of the 1805 Club, presents concise biographies of those officers who fought with Nelson in his three great battles, with superb colour illustration throughout. Nelson first gave the name of 'band of brothers' to the officers who had commanded ships of his fleet at the battle of the Nile (1798). This new volume will include 100 officers, ranging from lieutenants in command of gunboats at the battle of Copenhagen (1801) through captains of line-of- battle ships at the Nile and at Trafalgar (1805), to admirals in command of squadrons in his fleets. Of real significance are the specially commissioned photographs of all the monuments and memorials to Nelson's captains, descriptions with transcriptions of epitaphs, and clear directions to enable the readers to find them. Part travel book, part biography and moving testimony to Nelson's faithful captains, Nelson's band of Brothers presents the opportunity to rediscover 100 local heroes.

Author : Miriam E. Nelson,Sarah Wernick
Publisher : Lothian Children's Books
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Exercise for women
ISBN : 073440123X

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Strong Women Stay Young by Miriam E. Nelson,Sarah Wernick Pdf

The scientifically-proven strength training programme that turns back the clock - replacing fat with muscle, reversing bone loss, and increasing strength and energy.

Author : Victor T. Sharman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1990-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473816718

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Nelson's Hero by Victor T. Sharman Pdf

Horatio Nelson's first captain was William Locker who recognised the exceptional talents of the young midshipman who was to become the most famous sailor in history. Thirty-seven years later Admiral Lord Nelson wrote to Locker 'I have been your scholar; it was you who taught me to board a Frenchman by your conduct It is you who always taught me to lay a Frenchman close and you will beat him. My only merit in my profession is being a good scholar'. Captain William Locker's career as a Sea Captain fighting the King's enemies on the high seas makes gripping reading and high drama.

Author : Peter Warwick
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750963596

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Horatio Nelson: pocket GIANTS by Peter Warwick Pdf

Why is Nelson a hero? Because he was a captain before he was 21, a man who shaped the course of history from the decks of his ships, hailed as a saviour of the nation, a hero killed in action at the moment of his greatest victory at the Battle of Trafalgar and immortalized ever since. What lies beneath the romantic legend of Horatio Nelson? What did he do before he became famous? Why did he fall from grace twice? Did he really put a telescope to his blind eye? Why did Victory’s signal lieutenant change his ‘England expects . . . .’ signal at Trafalgar? What made his leadership special? This book traces Nelson’s spectacular and often controversial career from a Norfolk parson’s son who entered the Royal Navy at the age of twelve, through his youth as a difficult and ambitious naval subordinate, his rise to admiral and celebrity, his fighting career and his outstanding victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and ultimately Trafalgar.

Author : Edgar Vincent
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300097979

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Nelson by Edgar Vincent Pdf

An account of the British naval commander's life and career explores his leadership style, his victory against the Spanish fleet at Cape St. Vincent, and his relationships with women and family members.

Author : Andrew Lambert
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780571265701

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Nelson by Andrew Lambert Pdf

'Fascinating . . . Shot through with fresh insights . . . No previous biography has attempted anything so comprehensive.' ObserverNelson is a thrilling new appraisal of Horatio Nelson, the greatest practitioner of naval command the world has ever seen. It explores the professional, personal, intellectual and practical origins of one man's genius, to understand how the greatest warrior that Britain has ever produced transformed the art of conflict, and enabled his country to survive the challenge of total war and international isolation. In Nelson, Andrew Lambert - described by David Cannadine as 'the outstanding British naval historian of his generation' - is able to offer new insights into the individual quality which led Byron rightly to celebrate Nelson's genius as 'Britannia's God of War'. He demonstrates how Admiral Nelson elevated the business of naval warfare to the level of the sublime. Nelson's unique gift was to take that which other commanders found complex, and reduce it to simplicity. Where his predecessors and opponents saw a particular battle as an end in itself, Nelson was always a step ahead - even in the midst of terrifying, close-quarters action, with officers and men struck down all around him. 'Excellent . . . Worthy of the stirring events [it celebrates].' Independent

Author : Peter Goodwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781472954183

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Nelson's Arctic Voyage by Peter Goodwin Pdf

In the summer of 1773 the 14-year old Horatio Nelson took part in an expedition to the Arctic, which came close to ending his naval career before it had begun. The expedition was to find a navigable northern passage between the Atlantic and Pacific, and was supported by the Royal Society and King George III. Two bomb vessels HMS Racehorse and Carcass were fitted out and strengthened under the command of Captain Hon. Constantine Phipps. It was an extremely cold Arctic summer and the ships became locked in ice far from Spitzbergen and were unable to cut their way out until days later when the wind changed and the ice broke up. The ships were extricated and returned home. On the trip, the young Nelson had command of one of the smaller boats of the ships, a four-oared cutter manned by twelve seamen. In this he helped to save the crew of a boat belonging to the Racehorse from an attack by a herd of enraged walruses. He also had a more famous encounter with a polar bear, while attempting to obtain a bearskin as a present for his father, an exploit that later became part of the Nelson legend. Drawing on the ship's journals and expedition commander Phipps' journal from the National Archives, the book creates a picture of the expedition and life on board. Using the ships' muster books it also details the ship's crews giving the different roles and ranks in the ships. The book is illustrated using some of the ship's drawings and charts and pictures of many objects used on the ship, while a navigational chart of the route taken has been created from the logbooks. The book also looks at the overall concept of naval exploration as set in train by Joseph Banks and the Royal Society. The fact that the expedition failed as a result of poor planning with potentially tragic results demonstrates the difficulties and uncertainties of such an expedition. It also looks at a great naval commander at the earliest stage of his career and considers how the experience might have shaped his later career and attitudes. Other great captains and voyages are discussed alongside Nelson, including Captain Cook and his exploration of the south seas and the later ill-fated northern journeys of Franklin and Shackleton.

Author : Sheryl McFarlane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1772781312

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Teaching Mrs. Muddle by Sheryl McFarlane Pdf

Fall in love at first blunder with a wisely foolish kindergarten teacher who makes the first day of school an experience to remember

Author : Joseph ALLEN (of Greenwich Hospital.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018561603

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Life of Lord Viscount Nelson, K.B. by Joseph ALLEN (of Greenwich Hospital.) Pdf

Author : Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1812
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0025225705

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Nelson's Wreath: Or, British Glory: Containing a Collection of ... Sea ... and Other Songs, Etc by Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount) Pdf

Author : James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1806
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590464884

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The life of ... Horatio lord viscount Nelson by James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) Pdf

Author : James Harrison
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465539397

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The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson (Complete) by James Harrison Pdf

Author : Nicholas Blake,Richard Lawrence
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0811732754

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The Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy by Nicholas Blake,Richard Lawrence Pdf

The fictional exploits of sailors in the Royal Navy have thrilled readers around the world. This title covers various aspects of the Royal Navy including the workings of the admiralty, the designs and building of ships, life on board, food and drink, discipline, seamanship, merchant fleets, and opposing navies.