Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film

Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 340
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Book Synopsis Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film by : Sue Parrill

Download or read book Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film written by Sue Parrill and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides summaries and analyses of more than 250 novels and nearly 30 films and examines the extent to which they accurately reflect the history, mores and manners of the period--and the extent to which they reveal the ideas and attitudes of their authors and of the periods in which they were written. Particular emphasis is placed on the nature and importance of the war at sea for the British and on the role of famous naval officers such as Nelson, Pellew, Duncan, Smith and Cochrane in the defeat of Napoleon.


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