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"argued with vigour and written with grace, it is an illuminating piece of interpretive cultural history."--Sunday Times (London)
"Of the books marking the bicentenary of...Trafalgar, Adam Nicolson's can claim to be one of the most original"--The Week
"Bold and provocative...Nicolson's book stands out from amongst its rivals."--Sunday Telegraph
"Vibrant and welcome addition to the admittedly already large library of Nelsonia."--Jonathan Bouquet, The Observer
"Elegant and imaginative."--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post
"Nicolson brilliantly characterises each navy - British, French, Spanish - as an expression of the countries to which they belonged...vivid"--Country Life
"The reader will find nothing dull about this sparkling work...majestic, poetic and, at base, authentic."--Literary Review
"strikingly original...Mr. Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation and gore of Trafalgar."--The Economist
"full of suspense and vivid, raw descriptions of the butchery...sublime writing"--The Scotsman
"A masterly reconstruction of this event."--Christopher Hitchens, Atlantic Monthly
In October 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson, the most brilliant sea commander who ever lived, led the British Royal Navy to a devastating victory over the Franco-Spanish fleets at the great battle of Trafalgar. It was the foundation of Britain's nineteenth-century world-dominating empire. Adam Nicolson's Seize the Fire is not only a close and revealing portrait of a legendary hero in his final action but also a vivid account of the brutal realities of battle; it asks the questions: Why did the winners win? What was it about the British, their commanders and their men, their beliefs and their ambitions, that took them to such overwhelming victory?
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