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Thanks for that view, Michael.

It's a book that my wife has recently bought, read, and enjoyed. But I
haven't got round to reading it yet. I will look forward to doing so.

contact George Huxtable, at  george@hux.me.uk
or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Bradley" 
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Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 4:05 PM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Basque Country XIX Century and Novels of C.S.
Forester


Max Adam's book 'Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's own hero' is a biography of
a man who was absolutely pivotal before, during, and after the battle of
Trafalgar and in suppport of the Spanish of Cadiz in 1808 against the
French, and leading up to the Peninsular War which followed.
 IMHO the book reads better than many novels, and Collingwood himself was
the ultimate talented, unpretentious, humane, professional mariner and
leader.
 And he hailed from hereabouts, just a daylight sail north of Cook's
birthplace ...
 Copies of Max Adam's various books on Collingwood are currently available
through Amazon or abebooks on both sides of the N Atlantic.

Michael Bradley
55 North



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