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The Young Nelson in the Americas

Tom Pocock

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Description:Nelson’s immortal victories were won in the seas around Europe but it was the America and West Indies station that formed him as a sea officer and a fighting commander.These adventurous years, so crucial to his development, have never before been studied in depth. Even before he became a midshipman he had sailed those seas in a merchant ship and both as midshipman and lieutenant a great part of his time was spent there.It was there that he met his closest friend and future companion in arms, Cuthbert Collingwood, there that he was shipmates with the Duke of Clarence, the future William IV, there that he met and married his wife. There, too, he formed another close friendship which, many years later, was suddenly to involve him with revolutionaries and traitors, one of whom he was still to regard as a friend.Tom Pocock (1925-2007) served in the Royal Navy during World War II and became a war correspondent at just 19 years old. His career in journalism flourished and he ultimately became naval correspondent for both the Daily Mail and The Times . He wrote and edited a number of books and is particularly respected for his works on the life and times of Lord Nelson.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Young Nelson in the Americas. To get started finding The Young Nelson in the Americas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Nelson’s immortal victories were won in the seas around Europe but it was the America and West Indies station that formed him as a sea officer and a fighting commander.These adventurous years, so crucial to his development, have never before been studied in depth. Even before he became a midshipman he had sailed those seas in a merchant ship and both as midshipman and lieutenant a great part of his time was spent there.It was there that he met his closest friend and future companion in arms, Cuthbert Collingwood, there that he was shipmates with the Duke of Clarence, the future William IV, there that he met and married his wife. There, too, he formed another close friendship which, many years later, was suddenly to involve him with revolutionaries and traitors, one of whom he was still to regard as a friend.Tom Pocock (1925-2007) served in the Royal Navy during World War II and became a war correspondent at just 19 years old. His career in journalism flourished and he ultimately became naval correspondent for both the Daily Mail and The Times . He wrote and edited a number of books and is particularly respected for his works on the life and times of Lord Nelson.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Young Nelson in the Americas. To get started finding The Young Nelson in the Americas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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