Hayward's biography of naval commander Horatio Lord Nelson, "For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War" (2003), likewise received positive notices, with one reviewer recommending it as "a fascinating work of strategic philosophy. ... The result is surprisingly persuasive. arguments are thought-provoking and, in places, offer fresh ways of understanding what happened." It was rated as "outstanding" by members of the 2004 University Press Books Committee, a rating defined "as having exceptional editorial content and subject matter" and considered essential to most library collections.