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The compelling story of Lord Nelson's long-lost letters and personal effects. Much has been written about Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, whose glorious naval career ended at the Battle of Trafalgar, where the half-blind, one-armed Nelson, wearing a blood-stained purse, gave his life to... read more

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William hardly slept; none of them did.

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I Victory
II Téméraire
III Neptune
IV Britannia
V Leviathan
VI Conqueror
VII Agamemnon
VIII Ajax
IX Orion
X Minotaur
XI Spartiate
XII Defiance
XIII Prince
XIV Dreadnought
XV Africa

Epilogue
Appendix 1: The Purse
Appendix 2: The Sale
Notes on Sources
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index

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  1. Martyn Downer (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Smithsonian Inst Pr
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 1588341844
Page Count: 336

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