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Beschreibung
The death of Admiral Nelson on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is the basis of a well-known story. This book focuses on William Beatty, the surgeon who attended Nelson in his last hours and was later to publicize the deathbed scene. It traces his life and career as a leading naval surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards.
The death of Admiral Nelson on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is the basis of a well-known story. This book focuses on William Beatty, the surgeon who attended Nelson in his last hours and was later to publicize the deathbed scene. It traces his life and career as a leading naval surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: The Naval Surgeon during the French Wars

  • 2: Origins and Early Career

  • 3: The Mediterranean and Trafalgar

  • 4: Beatty and Nelson's Apotheosis

  • 5: Later Career

  • Afterword

  • Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Biographien, Importe
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780199541355
ISBN-10: 0199541353
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Brockliss, Laurence
Cardwell, John
Moss, Michael
Hersteller: OUP Oxford
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Laurence Brockliss (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.07.2008
Gewicht: 0,38 kg
Artikel-ID: 120665180