Seize The Fire : Heroism , Duty , And The Battle Of Trafalgar
by Nicolson , Adam
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Palestine, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. Hardcover. Fine. As new . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover . This is perhaps the best of the Bicenntennial publications . Nicolson goes into corners that have not been treated by others and overall has written a very sensitive account here . Beautiful color illustrations , including a series of portraits of Nelson that are quite fasinating when viewed side by side .
Synopsis
In Seize the Fire, Adam Nicolson, author of the widely acclaimed God's Secretaries, takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets in October 1805, and uses it to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic. Is violence a necessary aspect of the hero? And daring? Why did the cult of the hero flower in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in a way it hadn't for two hundred years? Was the figure of Nelson -- intemperate, charming, theatrical, anxious, impetuous, considerate, indifferent to death and danger, inspirational to those around him, and, above all, fixed on attack and victory -- an aberration in Enlightenment England? Or was the greatest of all English military heroes simply the product of his time, "the conjurer of violence" that England, at some level, deeply needed?It is a story rich with modern resonance. This was a battle fought for the control of a global commercial empire. It was won by the emerging British world power, which was widely condemned on the continent of Europe as "the arrogant usurper of the freedom of the seas." Seize the Fire not only vividly describes the brutal realities of battle but enters the hearts and minds of the men who were there; it is a portrait of a moment, a close and passionately engaged depiction of a frame of mind at a turning point in world history.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The History Place
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008105
- Title
- Seize The Fire : Heroism , Duty , And The Battle Of Trafalgar
- Author
- Nicolson , Adam
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper Collins Publishers
- Date Published
- 2005
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval; Napoleon;
Terms of Sale
The History Place
All books may be returned within thirty days of the original shipping date. A full refund for the amount of the original sale will be made to the buyer. The buyer is responsible for the cost of the return shipping. If the book is not as described on Biblio , The History Place will also refund the cost of the return shipping.
About the Seller
The History Place
Biblio member since 2005
Palestine, Texas
About The History Place
The History Place offers a large collection of materials in American , British , and European history and politics. Some general stock books are also available with a focus on Higher Education and American Baseball.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was a well-known and highly controversial figure in the first half of the 20th Century. A writer, occultist, magician, and mountaineer, Crowley impacted a diverse collection of sub-cultures and interests. See collectible Crowley from Biblio booksellers.
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
