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A dazzling biography that is destined to be the definitive account of Horatio Nelson's life for generations
How did Horatio Nelson achieve such extraordinary success? In this authoritative biography, the eminent scholar Roger Knight places him firmly in the context of the Royal Navy of the time. Nelson was passionate and relentless from the outset of his career; his charisma and his coolness in battle are legendary. But his success depended also on the strength of intelligence available to him, the quality of the ships he commanded, the potency of his guns, and the skill of his seamen.
Based on a vast array of new sources, this biography demolishes many of the myths that have for two centuries surrounded Nelson. Knight demonstrates that this great Romantic hero was in his time a shrewd political operator and often a difficult subordinate. He was occasionally na•ve, often impatient, and only happy when completely in command.
Readers will emerge from this biography with a greatly enriched understanding of this singular man-one who was brilliant, severely flawed, and never to be crossed.
"A wonderfully clear portrait of a complex man, seen squarely in his time. There is every reason to think that this superb work will become the definitive Nelson biography." (The Economist)
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An Engrossing Description of Nelson's Career and Era.......2006-11-18
I highly recommend The Pursuit of Victory: The Life And Achievement of Horatio Nelson, a new biography of England's greatest warfighting admiral, Horatio Nelson.
This biography does a superb job of providing context and background for Nelson's astonishing rise to fame and his equally astonishing victories at sea--and lesser known defeats, which always occurred on territory unfamilar to Nelson, i.e. land. We find that the extreme risks of Britain's war with Napoleonic France created a brief window of opportunity for commoners such as Nelson to rise within the class-conscious and peerage-dominated Admiralty. Merit was so essential to victory that the Admiralty could not afford to advance captains by favoritism alone.
Equally interesting is the author's careful descriptions of the role of mentors in Nelson's career arc--captains and admirals above him in the bureaucratic Royal Navy who guided, aided and promoted him, not so much to benefit themselves but in recognition of his talents. Without these mentors--several of whom he maintained as close personal friends until death--his rise from the ranks of hundreds of junior captains to admiral at a young age would not have happened.
Not that Nelson enjoyed a perfect career. A gross political miscalculation--falling under the influence of the King's ne'er do well son, who had been given a position as Admiral not on talent but on birthright--caused Nelson's career to falter at a critical juncture. Having fallen out of favor for his destructive sycophancy, Nelson was sent home without a command, where he languished for seven long years as a poor gentleman landowner.
A renewal of the war with France gave him one more chance, and with the aid of his mentors, he assumed command of the Mediterranean Fleet (bypassing many jealous senior admirals), enabling him to score his first great strategic victory in the Battle of the Nile.
Life at sea was not easy, and Nelson was often ill and exhausted. Having lost an eye and an arm in two land engagements (he was deployed twice to joint Army-Navy commands, both of which ended badly, partly due to Nelson's ignorance of land warfare), he was often in pain. he also had to make judicious political decisions regarding allies, harrass the Admiralty for supplies, maintain discipline on a huge fleet of wooden ships in poor weather, and a host of other challenges which would have ground down by sheer workload alone a lesser commander.
This engaging, masterly paced work covers not just Nelson's life but the political context of the Royal Navy and the role of senior commanders in his rise to the highest levels of command. It is a portrait of one man's life set within a detailed account of his family, era, superiors and comrades.
Best One Volume Biography on Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson.......2006-10-20
Noted Nelson scholar Roger Knight has written an elegant biography of Great Britain's greatest fighting admiral, Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, which was published shortly after the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar; both Nelson's greatest victory and the scene of his tragic, yet heroic, death. But is it the definitive biography devoted to Admiral Nelson's life and career? Although it does come close, regrettably, the answer is "no", since another eminent Nelson scholar, John Sugden, is currently at work on the second volume of his Nelson biography, which will cover Nelson's exploits from late 1797 to the Battle of Traflagar, which occurred on October 21, 1805 (This review is being published here at Amazon.com one day prior to the 201st anniversary of this battle.).
Knight covers Nelson's life and career in a massive tome of more than 800 pages, breaking it down into five sections. Much to my amazement, Knight has successfully covered Nelson's life and career from his birth in 1758 to his appointment as captain of HMS Agamemnon in January, 1793 in slightly more than a hundred pages, "I Youth and Disappointment 1758-1793" (Readers who think they are missing important aspects of Nelson's career should turn instead to the first volume in John Sugden's Nelson biography, "Nelson: A Dream of Glory", which emphasizes the young Nelson's rapid rise through officer ranks to becoming among the Royal Navy's youngest post captains.). Here Knight demonstrates how Nelson relied upon patronage from well-connected relatives like his uncle Captain Maurice Suckling and substantial exposure to good seamanship and officer conduct, which allowed him to secure rapid promotion to Post Captain and command of a frigate during the American Revolution. We also get our first glimpse of the heroic Nelson through his participation in an ill-fated joint Royal Navy and Army invasion to seize Nicaragua from the Spanish, which will not only cost him his command of a heavily armored frigate, but also his good health, and indeed, almost his life. Knight covers succinctly Nelson's two tours of duty in the British West Indies, devoting substantial coverage to Nelson's adulation of the mediocre Prince William Henry, later, Duke of Clarence, and eventually, King William IV, assigned to Nelson's command as a junior Royal Navy frigate captain (Here we see Nelson's unabashed admiration for royalty emerge unexpectedly, which will have serious consequences for his career in the late 1790s.).
The biography's second section, "II Maturation and Triumph 1793 - 1798" covers Nelson's early career during the French revolutionary wars, chronicling his eventual rise to Rear Admiral and his hard-fought victories at the battles of Cape Saint Vincent and the Nile. Nelson learns how to command a squadron at sea, cultivating friendships with many of the Royal Navy officers who would become his celebrated "Band of Brothers"; distinguished captains such as Thomas Troubridge, Samuel Hood, Benjamin Hallowell and Thomas Masterman Hardy. Knight also discusses Nelson's complex relationships with his superiors, most notably Admiral Sir John Jervis, later Earl Saint Vincent, his commanding officer at the Battle of Cape Saint Vincent. We also witness the disastrous attack on Tenerife, Santa Cruz, in the Canary Islands, which nearly costs him his life.
The biography's third section, "III Passion and Discredit 1798- 1801", is devoted to the most controversial period of Nelson's career; his service as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, in which he finds himself supporting unabashedly the Bourbon royal dynasty of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Knight demonstrates clearly that Nelson's actions in "liberating" Naples following a French-supported popular insurrection, were motivated solely by his notions of loyalty and duty to a royal family in dire need of both, and though quite critical of them, he does not agree with Terry Coleman, author of "The Nelson Touch: The Life and Legend of Horatio Nelson", that these acts amounted to war crimes. Moreover, he demolishes completely the myth that Nelson fell immediately in love with Emma Hamilton, the young wife of Britain's ambassador to the Bourbon court at Naples, showing that it blossomed months later. And Knight, while sympathetic to Nelson, does show that Nelson's actions immediately before and after the Battle of Copenhagen, left much to be desired for someone serving as a fleet commander.
In "IV Adulation and Death" Knight opens with Nelson, now living openly with Emma Hamilton, enjoying nearly 18 months of peace, finding time to take a leisurely journey through Wales and serving in the House of Lords. With the resumption of hostilities between Great Britain and Napoleonic France, Nelson, now a vice admiral, returns to the Mediterranean Sea as the Royal Navy's Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, hoisting his broad pendant aboard HMS Victory. Some of Knight's finest prose is devoted to the long chase across the Atlantic Ocean to the West Indies in search of French admiral Pierre Villeneuve's fleet, culminating of course in the bloody Battle of Trafalgar. In "V Transfiguration", Knight describes not only Nelson's funeral in London, but also takes stock of the admiral's character, yielding a sympathetic, yet highly nuanced, appraisal of Nelson's life and career.
"The Pursuit of Victory: The Life And Achievement of Horatio Nelson" includes several appendices, of which the most important ones are the brief chronologies of the major events in Nelson's life and career, and of world events during Nelson's life, especially with regard to the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. There is also a chronological recounting of Nelson's service aboard various Royal Navy warships, which, regrettably, isn't nearly as succinct as both chronological outlines. Less successful, but still quite useful, are the brief biographical sketches devoted to Nelson's family, friends, and associates, both in the British government, and of course, in the Royal Navy itself.
The Best Biography of Nelson I've Read.......2006-06-05
As others have noted, there are many biographies of Nelson, and almost all of them suffer from the same problem: that a man so brilliant, talented, contradictory, demented, jealous, generous, gracious, foolish, naive and clear-thinking is very hard to understand. The fact that his death at the triumphant British naval victory of Trafalgar in 1805 immediately turned his life into legend, means that from first to last it's been hard to get a handle on Nelson the flawed but unique human being.
I've read many biographies of the man, and I was shocked to find that many second-hand truths fine biographers have relied on in prior biographies are incorrect. Knight's meticulous scholarship, his lifetime of study of the age of fighting sail in Britain and France, means that his careful analysis of sources in this book is stunning and irrefutable. No book I have ever read on Nelson is so thorough in finding every possible source to illuminate the daily life at sea, as well as by land, of this remarkable leader. That he quietly sets the record straight on innumerable myths and errors of past biographies with grace is simply another pleasure of the book. The fact that Knight deals tautly with the fairly disastrous consequences of Nelson's affair with Emma, Lady Hamilton, without letting it swallow his book, is a fine achievement. The heart of Nelson's importance in English history lies in his life at sea, and there Knight's study is especially enlightening.
Although not a book for everyone - you need to want to learn about both Nelson and the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars - I tend to agree with the dust jacket blurb, that this book will be THE definitive factual study of Nelson. But as Knight himself admits - in the end, the whole of the man is greater than the sum of his parts, and probably always will be.
Great Nelson Biography.......2006-05-02
There is no shortage of books about Nelson. The past couple of years have added several more titles. There is no shortage of interest in the man, and the great days of the Royal Navy.
This book is very good--I doubt there are any better. It is detailed, full of new information, and extremely readable. The man can write, and the book carries you away.
Nelson is presented as a man with some great abilities-- and some faults. He did not always distinguish himself, but he never made any fatal blunders. It is interesting to note that he, too, was able to benefit from connections--something that was almost impossible to get along without in the Royal Navy, with so many officers, and so few ships.
Nelson's faults did cost him, but his strengths and abilities overcame them. He was lucky. His ability to ignore orders helped him, when it would have hurt others. His connections carried him through other difficulties, and , in the end, he was the right man at the right time.
As is usual, the reader also comes to appreciate his great friend Collingwood. If Nelson had a secret weapon, it had to be Collingwood, who was less impetuous, and more reasoned in his actions. His behavior and skill helped Nelson more than a few times. This book, like so many others, makes it obvious.
Nelson will always fascinate--his affair with Lady Hamilton, his bravery in battle, his fearless method of attack, and his brilliance always appeal to new generations. A great story about a great man.
Praise for author - keelhaul the publisher!.......2006-04-11
This 800-plus page book, painstakingly put together by its author is one of the worst copy-edited books I have ever seen. Additionally its binding is cheap and flimsy. There is no pagination of the charts it includes and the biographical sketches that could clarify much of the text are hopelessly out of order. It is another demonstration that slovenliness in publishing is acceptable.
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Title: England's admiral: Lord Nelson was a swashbuckler, strategist, and charismatic leader.(Nelson: A Dream of Glory, The Pursuit of Victory: The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson)(Book Review)
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Not Worth $5.95 !!!!.......2006-01-01
I guess I should have read the description a little better. I thought I was getting an Essay on Lord Nelson. It was basically a book review. It was a fine book review as far as that goes ( primarily a quick summary of the book), but definitely not woth $5.95 !!!! What a rip off.
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The Scottish and English armies clashed on 9 September 1513 at Flodden. The Scots were superior in terms of artillery and well-trained in the new Renaissance tactics, whereas the English deployed more traditional methods. Historically, this battle is well-known as the last in which the longbow played a role and the first in which artillery had a considerable effect. Recognized as the greatest Scottish defeat in history, it resulted in the death of Scotland's king. It plunged the country into mourning and extinguished Scotland's threat to Henry VIII's reign for the next three decades. This book examines battle, the different tactics of the opposing armies and the personalities of the commanders.
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Scotland's Cannae.......2006-11-05
Flodden 1513, #168 in Osprey's Campaign series, is an excellent case study in the effects of friction in operational warfare. Author John Sadler has written an informative and insightful narrative of the campaign that provides both sufficient detail and sober analysis. While some medieval military history suffers from a poor sources, there is sufficient material available for the author to get at the key facts without having to guess (which afflicts coverage of over campaigns, like Bosworth). The author is also very even-handed in his coverage of both the English and Scottish viewpoints, although he is perhaps a bit too forgiving of the battlefield conduct of Scottish King James IV.
In the opening sections, the author lays out how the Scottish and French made joint plans to deal with expected aggression from England's King Henry VIII in the summer of 1513. Everybody expected the main blow to fall in an English invasion of France and the French asked for a Scottish army to raid across England's northern border as a diversion. Scotland's King James IV reasoned that few English forces would be left to guard the border and that he could accomplish two strategic objectives in this campaign - namely, aiding his French ally and reclaiming several border castles that had been lost in previous warfare. Unfortunately for the Scottish, they did not reckon on England being able to raise a second army to deal with the cross-border invasion. Author John Sadler effectively describes the opening stages of the campaign, in which the Scottish army of at least 40,000 troops captured several castles before the English army of about 26,000 arrived in the vicinity. At this point, the author notes that the campaigning season would be over in another week or two and the Scots had accomplished both strategic objectives - there was therefore no reason to seek battle. Yet James IV decided to occupy a superb defensive position and awaited the approaching English army, a decision which seems perplexing and not fully explained herein. The author does suggest the kingly pride - a desire to win a battle in order to enhance his regal reputation - lies at the root of James' decision to seek battle.
As the author describes, the English took one look at the strong Scottish position and decided to outflank it in a night march (reminds me a bit of Chancellorsville, actually). The Scottish, confident of their numbers and position, failed to put out much local security or even watch the English army and were surprised the next day when the enemy started approaching them from behind. Flodden thus went from a set-piece fight to a meeting engagement, with the Scottish army scrambling to turn around and close up on the approaching English. After a brief artillery exchange - that the Scots lost - James IV ordered his three main formations to attack downhill toward the now stationary English. Although the Scottish attack initially went well on their left, the center with the King ran afoul of a small streambed that broke all cohesion. The English gradually gained the upper hand and the late arrival of their reserves precipitated a disastrous Scottish rout, with King James dying in close combat. At Flodden, the largest army even fielded by Scotland, was utterly crushed. The volume has three 2-D Maps (the Scots invasion route; the English flank march; the field of Flodden), three 3-D Maps (the armies deploy for battle; rout of English left; defeat and rout of Scottish army) and three Battle scenes by Stephen Walsh (the Scottish left early in the battle; the death of James IV; dusk on 9 September 1513).
The author tends to be a bit too excusing for James IV's behavior, noting that, "he failed as a captain, but not as a knight," and saying that the King's early participation in the ground combat was good for Scottish morale. Certainly James IV died a `heroic death' that is the stuff of legends, but his gambler's behavior was not that of a head of state or the commander-in-chief of a major army. Since Caesar's time if not before, the primary duty of a commander on the battlefield is to properly employ the reserve at a critical time, not to unnecessarily join in hand-to-hand combat like a common soldier. While James' body was already getting cold on the field, his reserve that might have made a difference was wasted and this opened the door for the catastrophic rout that followed. Suffice to say, the evidence pretty well indicts James IV as a poor operational commander, which is not redeemed by futile battlefield heroics.
This volume is an interesting study in friction in warfare. First, the Scottish attack probably would have succeeded, were it not for the unanticipated stream obstacle. Second, the Scottish adoption from Pike tactics from the French potentially gave them a big tactical edge over the English, but due to a variety of minor factors, the pike tactics were a failure. Third, the late arrival of the final English contingent was worse for the Scots than if they had been on the field from the beginning. Indeed, the battlefield friction worked far more against the Scots than the English and stole victory from them. There was at least one other factor that seemed to work against the Scots, which was the lack of a balanced force. While the English army had a cavalry reserve, light troops, archers and mobile light artillery, the Scots seemed to have no significant cavalry or archer forces and their army was primarily a huge block of infantry. John Sadler's well-written account of this military catastrophe should provide lessons that are still relevant for modern military readers.
Worst Osprey EVER!.......2006-10-25
This is certainly the worst Osprey I have ever had the misfortune to buy. I should have had a better look at it first! I like the period so much I grabbed it anyway. Wow! Just drivel! Inacurate, poorly illustrated, muddled writing and worst of all; lots of photos of the author's re-enactment gear, all of which is poor quality and much of which is of the wrong period! He even calls a badly made Churburge 13 breastplate (Late 14thC) a munitions breastplate. JUST DON'T!
*Since writing this review I have softened in my opinion of the actual text and I would add a couple of stars (but it wont seem to let me!). I was angry at spending my money on it at the time... My opinion of the dodgey "facimilies from the Authors collection" and other faults etc. have not changed though!
Scotland's mismanagement.......2006-07-03
Osprey Campaign 168, Flodden 1513 proves to be a well written and well researched book. Like all of Osprey Campaign books, this one got less then a hundred pages but the author uses those pages very nicely. The book gives a good background to the campaign, blow by blow of the battle and what happened afterward. For such a short book, it definitely summarized the entire incident very well. Illustrations proves to be useful and maps although not very clear, gave a good account of how the battle unfolded.
Considered as "Scotland's greatest defeat", Flodden Field appears to be one of the very few times Scotland had an advantages of numbers, equipments and supplies over their English foes. However, the author made it clear that the battle was sorely mismanaged by King James IV of Scotland who ended up choosing a battlefield unfit for his army who was using the new Swiss pike system tactical formations.
Overall, one of the better books from the Osprey Campaign series that covers the battle and the campaign very well.
Flodden 1513.......2006-06-05
On 9 September 1513, Flodden field was the site for one of Scotland's most famous battles, often termed their "greatest defeat". The Scottish Army led by their courageous king, James IV, was strong in artillery and trained in new tactics from the Swiss doctrine, whereas the English Army they faced still favoured traditional tactics. Despite the strength of the Scots, the English men-at-arms fought ferociously. By nightfall, the field was strewn with the bodies of the Scottish nobility, and tre tragic figure of their king. This book examines the strategies of both armies and the significant effect of the weapons used, including the longbow and artillery.
John Sadler is an excellent author and Stephen Walsh a marvelous illustrator. I don't often buy the Osprey series of books but this one is just too good to pass up. Weither you are a student of Scottish or English history or just of military history this book is one to get.
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Great read- but the elites will not listen.......2004-07-12
Excellent book- well documented. The author's arguments are furthered bolstered by other writers that have exposed the corrupt, hypocritical, self-serving "aid" industry and their cynical collaboration with the kleptocrats and dictators of the world's vampire states. These other authors include:
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Road to Hell: The Ravaging Effects of Foreign Aid and International Charity by Michael Maren
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Famine Crimes: Politics & the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa (African Issues) by Alex de Waal
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Africa in Chaos : A Comparative History by George B.N. Ayittey ---
A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis by David Rieff
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The data is clear, but self-serving elites will continue to prosper and gullible Western taxpayers will continue to vote them into power. They will both continue prop up the kleptocrats and dicators of the world.
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Condemned to Repeat It: Lessons of History and the Making of U.S. Cold War Containment Policy
Anderson Sheldon
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Condemned to Repeat It examines the historical myths that underwrote U.S. containment policy during the Cold War. Anderson argues that the historical record does not support the applicability of lessons learned from nineteenth-century great power diplomacy, peacemaking at the end of World War One, the Munich Agreement, and the Yalta Conference.
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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. We all know George Santayana's famous quote, but what are the historical lessons that every business professional should keep in mind? Condemned to Repeat It puts this practical wisdom into a fast-paced, fun-to-read collection of fifty stories drawn from the battlefields, courts, and cabinets where world-changing decisions have been made. You'll learn about: • The only man who ever beat Hannibal(Respecting a talented opponent and studying his methods) • The lady pirate who ruled the sea(Negotiating through strength) • The emperor who kow-towed(Appearing to submit, then preparing to win) In the tradition of Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, tales like these delineate the qualities of effective leadership. Condemned to Repeat It offers invaluable insight into how business really works, the perfect answer to history is bunk.
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Refreshing historical snapshots. Great purchase........2000-10-20
This gem of a book contains 50 informative accounts, each 2-4 pages, summarizing a particular incident that changed the course of history.
Titles include "The Kamikaze That Saved Japan", "How William Became the Conqueror", "The Scholar Who Tamed the Vikings", "The Only Man Who Ever Beat Hannibal", "Why Sir Walter Raleigh Lost His Head", "The Barbarian Who Created France" and "Why Leif Ericsson Ignored America", among many others.
Perhaps because of their brevity, the focused accounts pack punch. This book is best read a couple pages at a time before bed, then savored, then memorized.
Captivating historical vignettes, insightful.......1998-06-12
These historical accounts are arranged into a series of short stories (about 2,000 words each). Each is interesting of its own, but serves also to make a moral point applicable to business, or life in general. A nice little book to keep about the house if you'd like to take a break to a short account of history which is educational and fun.
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ARE WE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT THE PAST?: An article from: International Journal on World Peace
Morton A. Kaplan
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Title: ARE WE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT THE PAST?
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Civil service reform, at-will employment, and George Santayana: are we condemned to repeat the past?: An article from: Public Personnel Management
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From the author: The competing values found in private and public sector models of personnel management animate today's civil service reform debate. Unfortunately, the antagonists frequently produce as much heat as light as their positions become entrenched and genuine dialogue suffers. In such situations, insights from another time and place can provide a perspective on issues and events. A case in point is philosopher and poet George Santayana who observed in 1905 that, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Drawing upon his work, this critique of civil service reform first briefly reviews the origins of the merit system and the objectives of contemporary changes. Then, a case study in the trendsetting "megastate" of Florida is analyzed. The conclusion speculates on the future of radical reform.
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What is the future of humanitarianism?(Book Review): An article from: Global Governance
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This is the first comprehensive guide to the birds of the Seychelles, a spectacular archipelago of 115 islands north of Madagascar. It describes and illustrates every species for the first time--more than 250 in all--and gives extended species accounts for all 66 breeding species. These accounts cover breeding biology and, for all indigenous species, threats and conservation. The volume also offers the first detailed accounts of all 26 Seychelles' endemics, including their origins, in popular form.
Given the archipelago's location, almost any European migrant can turn up in the Seychelles. This makes it all the more remarkable that the authors consider every species recorded to date, as well as unrecorded potential vagrants. Beautiful color plates and clear plumage details, as well as information on confusion species, are included to aid identification by sex and age.
This is a valuable reference for anyone contemplating a trip to this popular birding destination or anyone with an interest in the natural history of the western Indian Ocean region. There is simply no other choice for either the serious ornithologist or the casual birder.
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This highly illustrated, comprehensive & easy to use volume is a guide to a unique avifauna, the birds of the Seychelles & outlying islands in the Western Indian Ocean. The Seychelles remains one of the least disturbed island groups, & one of the last to be studied by ornithologists. Easy species identification & the tameness of the birds -- some of them among the rarest in the world -- combine to make bird-watching in the Seychelles rewarding for the novice bird-watcher & fascinating for the ornithologist. In addition to being able to put a name to a bird, this book also provides information on how the birds live, what they feed, when they breed & why there are so many great rarities. 1105 color illustrations, & 362 maps.
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Collins Field Guide Birds of Seychelles (Collins Pocket Guide)
Malcolm Penny
Manufacturer: Harpercollins Publisher
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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