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Nelson's Surgeon: William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar Brockliss, Laurence (Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, Magdalen College, Oxford)
Nelson's Surgeon: William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar
Brockliss, Laurence (Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, Magdalen College, Oxford)
The death of Admiral Nelson on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is the basis of a well-known story. This book focuses on William Beatty, the surgeon who attended Nelson in his last hours and was later to publicize the deathbed scene. It traces his life and career as a leading naval surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards.
238 pages, 17 halftones, 4 maps, 1 line drawing
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 15, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199541355 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 160 × 233 × 13 mm · 430 g |
| Language | English |