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Tested by Fate

David Donachie author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Globe Pequot Press

Published:1st Mar '04

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It's 1784 and Nelson is sent to the Caribbean to enforce the hated Navigation Acts. While there, he marries Fanny Nisbet. Ordered next to the Mediterranean, he engages in a string of spectacular naval battles: Cape St Vincent, Tenerife, and the Nile. The ravages of war take their physical toll on Nelson, even as he gains the fame and honor he desperately craves.

"The strength of Donachie's writing lies in his convincing dialogue that brilliantly conveys the personalities of Nelson and Hamilton. The author certainly has done his homework . . . historical facts are very cleverly intertwined into the story." --Bookpleasures.com

ISBN: 9781590130421

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 31mm

Weight: 531g

406 pages