Colin White is Director of Trafalgar 200 at the National Maritime Museum and Deputy Director at the Royal Naval Museum
Colin White...successfully reminds us why the memory of Nelson and
his achievements has endured.
*THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS*
In Nelson - The New Letters Colin White has brought to life a
treasure-trove of 1,200 letters, creating a virtual Nelson
autobiography.
*SEAFARER, the Journal of the Marine Society*
Striking....revealing....gives a sharp insight....[the] letters
give a distinct sense of how Nelson was able to inspire so high a
degree of loyalty and devotion.....this is a work very much for
scholars.
*MARINER'S MIRROR*
In Trafalgar's bicentennial year, there have been several Nelson
biographies, but no book about this authentic English hero could
surpass the fascination of Nelson's own words...faithfully edited
by one of our pre-eminent naval scholars, this compulsive volume
paints a picture of the man in all his astonishing complexity.
*OBSERVER*
They are coruscatingly vivid letters, alive with bright
expressiveness. [...] On important matters, he writes with gripping
verve; the letters giving accounts of engagements, especially those
to the Duke of Clarence, are extraordinarily exciting. [...] This
is an important addition which the general reader shouldn't
overlook.
*SPECTATOR*
Adds a new dimension. [...] This is the closest we will ever get to
reading Horatio Nelson's autobiography.
*EASTERN DAILY PRESS*
There is much fresh evidence here to illustrate Nelson's virtuosity
as a leader.
*INDEPENDENT*
Impressively wide-ranging.... A Nelson fan's delight and a welcome
addition.
*DAILY EXPRESS*
In so far as Admiral Nelson has a representative on earth it is
Colin White. [...]
*SUNDAY TELEGRAPH*
[An] important addition to the printed Nelson sources [by] perhaps
the best-known 'Nelsonian' of our day.
*TLS*
Standing far above the bicentenary fanfare...White has
significantly added to our understanding of Nelson's tempestuous
personality.
*MAIL ON SUNDAY*
Nelson's character and conduct, his tactical ideas and strategic
insight emerge from his correspondence, in essence in the form of
autobiography.....White has served his subject well.
*COUNTRY LIFE*
By any standards, Nelson The New Letters is a distinguished
scholarly achievement....Colin [White] has done real service,
including printing riches which are still not in the public
domain...[he] is a judicious and widely-read editor and he presents
his chosen letters with explanation and caution.
*THE TRAFALGAR CHRONICLE*
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