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Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero
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- Author
- Max Adams
- Narrator
- James Lailey
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 26 May 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 48 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Admiral Lord Collingwood, the eldest son of a Newcastle merchant, went to sea in 1761 at the age of thirteen. In his nearly fifty years in the Navy he rose to become a fine seaman, a master of gunnery, a battle commander the equal of his friend – and rival in love – Nelson. He was also an accomplished writer and wit, a doting father, inveterate gossip and consummate diplomat and strategist.
Collingwood's service took him to Boston, where he lived and fought during the American War of Independence; to Antigua, where he and Nelson both fell in love with Mary Moutray; to Corsica; Sicily; and Menorca, where he began as a young midshipman and ended his career as the effective viceroy of the Mediterranean.
ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD is an intimate portrait of a forgotten British naval hero and a thrilling portrait of the glory years of the age of sail.
Critics Review
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A compelling narrative
Literary Review
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A lucid, compact style which is a pleasure to read... Particularly effective in portraying the orchestrated chaos below deck in battle'
Spectator
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An intimate portrait of a forgotten British naval hero
Military History Monthly
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Brings to life the age of sail, and battles such as Cape St Vincent and Trafalgar, and is testament to the hardship endured by this band of brothers
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A superbly interesting book... A marvellous read all through, very well written about a fascinating character from our British history'
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Details
- Author
- Max Adams
- Narrator
- James Lailey
- Duration
- 10 hours 48 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035926558
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, European history
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Admiral Collingwood by Max Adams, read by James Lailey.Admiral Lord Collingwood, the eldest son of a Newcastle merchant, went to sea in 1761 at the age of thirteen. In his nearly fifty years in the Navy he rose to become a fine seaman, a master of gunnery, a battle commander the equal of his friend – and rival in love – Nelson. He was also an accomplished writer and wit, a doting father, inveterate gossip and consummate diplomat and strategist. Collingwood's service took him to Boston, where he lived and fought during the American War of Independence; to Antigua, where he and Nelson both fell in love with Mary Moutray; to Corsica; Sicily; and Menorca, where he began as a young midshipman and ended his career as the effective viceroy of the Mediterranean. ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD is an intimate portrait of a forgotten British naval hero and a thrilling portrait of the glory years of the age of sail.
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