“The strain of the blockade fell most heavily on the captains. Such small luxuries as they enjoyed were small compensation for the responsibilities for their ships and health of their men. Often in rough weather they remained on deck all night, and days went by without their taking off their clothes.”
Kennedy’s expert combination of biographical and historical scholarship on Lord Horatio Nelson’s subordinates couples romance with historical accuracy.
Author: Ludovic Kennedy
Title: Nelson’s Captains
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: New York: W. W. Norton, 1951
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 386p
Condition: Fair to good condition dust jacket with edge wear, chipping, toning, and damp-staining—in new protector. Boards and spine with edge wear, bumping to corners, rubbing to surfaces, and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages tanned. Owner’s name on front end-paper.
Comments: Scarce copy in dust jacket
