{"product_id":"seize-the-fire-heroism-duty-and-nelsons-battle-of-trafalgar","title":"Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Strikingly original. . . . Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation, and gore of Trafalgar.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Nicolson takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets, and uses it to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic. A story rich with modern resonance, \u003cem\u003eSeize the Fire\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the economic impact of the battle as a victorious Great Britain emerged as a global commercial empire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003cem\u003eSeize the Fire\u003c\/em\u003e 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis masterful history is a portrait of a moment, a close and passionately engaged depiction of a frame of mind at a turning point in world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0060753625\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780060753627\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Nicolson, Adam\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Aug 2006)","offer_id":45936689184965,"sku":"9780060753627","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780060753627.jpg?v=1772849847","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/seize-the-fire-heroism-duty-and-nelsons-battle-of-trafalgar","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}