Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials
By (Author) Peter Hore
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Seaforth Publishing
30th April 2015
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
940.27
Physical Properties
Hardback
176
Width 172mm, Height 246mm
Description
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. SELLING POINTS: . Publication to coincide with the bicentenary of the end of the Napoleonic Wars . Specially commissioned photographic record of the monuments to Nelson's captains . The only reference work available on all Nelson's officers
Author Bio
CAPTAIN PETER HORE, RN, now retired, is a former Head of Defence Studies for the Royal Navy. He is the author of numerous books, and is currently Associate Editor of Warships: International Fleet Review. He is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Vice President of the Royal Naval Museum. He recently edited Dreadnought to Daring.
