{"product_id":"seize-the-fire-heroism-duty-and-nelsons-battle-of-trafalgar-adam-nicolson-paperback","title":"Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar -- Adam Nicolson, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adam Nicolson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/29\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.06\" H x 5.36\" L x 0.91\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780060753627\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50508869796144,"sku":"9780060753627","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780060753627.jpg?v=1774809083","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/seize-the-fire-heroism-duty-and-nelsons-battle-of-trafalgar-adam-nicolson-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}