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For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War

For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War

Hayward, Joel

Paperback

Historical FiguresBritish HistoryNaval History

Publisher Price: $28.95

ISBN10: 161251779X
ISBN13: 9781612517797
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: Feb 15 2019
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Taking a highly original thematic approach to the study of Horatio Lord Nelson Joel Hayward analyzes the admiral's unique war-fighting style doctrine tactics and operational art his command and leadership abilities and his attitudes and beliefs. But Hayward reveals how all these elements combined to form the man whose infectious ethos spread through his entire force. He shows that Nelson's creative genius excitable and intense personality dramatic visage and fervor for all things martial not only inspired courage and loyalty but so dazzled and enflamed the hearts and minds of his men that he reached near cult status in his lifetime.As a professional military analyst who has devoted his career to researching writing and teaching about the tactics and operational art of warfare Hayward draws on his own training and experience to view the admiral's warfighting from a vantage point not accessible to many of Nelson's leading biographers. He breaks free from the constraints of chronology to explore in greater-than-usual depth and coherence the key aspects of Nelson's fighting style and to answer questions not previously raised about that style and its supporting ideas including to what degree Nelson's style can be adopted by modern warriors. For Nelson scholars and enthusiasts this book serves as a companion to the period.

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