Title: Horatio Nelson : a controversial hero /
Authors: Czisnik, Marianne.
Publisher: Hodder Arnold,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Nelson, Horatio Nelson,; Admirals Great Britain Biography; Great Britain History, Naval; Great Britain History, Naval
Abstract: "Marianne Czisnik illuminates the life and reputation of Britain's most famous admiral in a fresh and groundbreaking manner. Some of the most controversial aspects of his life and career are explored, such as his involvement in the defeat of the Neapolitan revolution and his notorious love affair with Lady Hamilton. Along the way, new research is introduced that provides original insights into the character of this complex man and the way his image was developed by successive generations of biographers and naval historians."
Contents: "Some of the most controversial aspects of his life and career are explored, such as his involvement in the defeat of the Neapolitan revolution and his notorious love affair with Lady Hamilton ... [and] traces how Nelson has evolved in the popular imagination during the two hundred years since his death."--Back cover.