Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar
&#8220;Elegant and imaginative.&#8221; (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post)&#8220;The reader will find nothing dull about this sparkling work...majestic, poetic and, at base, authentic.&#8221; (Literary Review)&#8220;Vibrant and welcome addition to the admittedly already large library of Nelsonia.&#8221; (Jonathan Bouquet, The Observer)&#8220;A well-reasoned transoceanic rejoinder to Freeman&#8217;s Affairs of Honor, and a pleasure for fans of Aubrey and Hornblower.&#8221; (Kirkus Reviews)&#8220;Bold and provocative...Nicolson&#8217;s book stands out from amongst its rivals.&#8221; (Sunday Telegraph)&#8220;argued with vigour and written with grace, it is an illuminating piece of interpretive cultural history.&#8221; (Sunday Times (London))&#8220;Nicolson&#8217;s eye for detail creates a compelling readability.&#8221; (The Spectator)&#8220;full of suspense and vivid, raw descriptions of the butchery...sublime writing&#8221; (The Scotsman)&#8220;Of the books marking the bicentenary of...Trafalgar, Adam Nicolson&#8217;s can claim to be one of the most original&#8221; (The Week)&#8220;strikingly original...Mr. Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation and gore of Trafalgar.&#8221; (The Economist)&#8220;Nicolson brilliantly characterises each navy - British, French, Spanish - as an expression of the countries to which they belonged...vivid&#8221; (Country Life)&#8220;Seize the Fire...is so ripping I faced the classic ocean-voyage quandary. Halfway through, my supply of pages dwindling, I started to ration...stirring, vividly written book.&#8221; (Independent on Sunday)&#8220;So ripping I faced the classic ocean-voyage quandary. Halfway through, my supply of pages dwindling, I started to ration.&#8221; (David Lipsky, New York Times Book Review)&#8220;A masterly reconstruction of this event.&#8221; (Christopher Hitchens, Atlantic Monthly)&#8220;A thrilling book.&#8221; (Bloomberg News)