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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful. Great Nelson BiographyBy Jeff PeirceThere is no shortage of books about Nelson. The past couple of years have added several more titles. There is no shortage of interest in the man; and the great days of the Royal Navy.This book is very good--I doubt there are any better. It is detailed; full of new information; and extremely readable. The man can write; and the book carries you away.Nelson is presented as a man with some great abilities-- and some faults. He did not always distinguish himself; but he never made any fatal blunders. It is interesting to note that he; too; was able to benefit from connections--something that was almost impossible to get along without in the Royal Navy; with so many officers; and so few ships.Nelson's faults did cost him; but his strengths and abilities overcame them. He was lucky. His ability to ignore orders helped him; when it would have hurt others. His connections carried him through other difficulties; and ; in the end; he was the right man at the right time.As is usual; the reader also comes to appreciate his great friend Collingwood. If Nelson had a secret weapon; it had to be Collingwood; who was less impetuous; and more reasoned in his actions. His behavior and skill helped Nelson more than a few times. This book; like so many others; makes it obvious.Nelson will always fascinate--his affair with Lady Hamilton; his bravery in battle; his fearless method of attack; and his brilliance always appeal to new generations. A great story about a great man.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy bierhausserEXCELLENT BOOK.28 of 28 people found the following review helpful. An interesting biographyBy 1.Knight has written an interesting biography of Nelson in which he dispels several myths about Nelson. Knight writes that Nelson was not as religious as was previously mentioned and thought religion was only useful in maintaning dicipline. Also Knight writes that Nelson was not a benign leader and used the lash freqeuntly in his later career. Plus the atrocities committed at Naples had to do with Nelson's unfounded devotion to the Neopolitan crown. However Nelson was successful in that he used the latest technology such as the improved iron cannon and the carronade to close with enemy vessals and consulted with his captians over a course of action before every battle. The only weakness of this book is that the sections about his early life do not compare with John Sugden's work. Otherwise this book is a readable and concise biography of Nelson.
