A Thirst For Glory

by T Pocock (Author)

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1998
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Admiral Sir Sidney Smith liked to think of himself as a second Nelson, and there were parallels between the two. Smith and Nelson shared the credit for changing the course of history by ending Napoleon Bonaparte's dream of eastern conquest: Nelson at the Battle of the Nile and Smith by his defence of Acre. While Nelson became the unrivalled national hero, Smith has been almost forgotten. Yet had his advice been followed, campaigns in the Middle East would have been forgotten and thousands of lives saved.

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Admiral Sir Sidney Smith liked to think of himself as a second Nelson, and there were parallels between the two. Smith and Nelson shared the credit for changing the course of history by ending Napoleon Bonaparte's dream of eastern conquest: Nelson at the Battle of the Nile and Smith by his defence of Acre. While Nelson became the unrivalled national hero, Smith has been almost forgotten. Yet had his advice been followed, campaigns in the Middle East would have been forgotten and thousands of lives saved.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 05 Mar 1998
ISBN 10: 0712673415
ISBN 13: 9780712673419
Book Overview: When Napoleon, exiled on St helena, said of a British officer who had featured in his career 'That man made me miss my destiny', he was referring not to Nelson or Wellington, but to Sidney Smith. . . Tom Pocock's biography does justice to a gifted and colourful personality , who - with a little more sense and luck - might have achieved a large place in our national folklore. . . A most lively and

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