Adam Nicolson

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Described as Adam Nicholson's 'brilliant book on Trafalgar' which characterizes Nelson's battle plan as 'the introduction of chaos as a tool of battle.'

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Referenced as having written 'a brilliant book on Trafalgar' - discussed in the context of describing the Royal Navy under Nelson as 'the most effective maritime killing machine in the world.'

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Referenced for discussing 'the cold silence of the approaching British guns' - a phrase about the tension as the British fleet approached the enemy line without firing

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Tom references this book as a 'brilliant book' about Trafalgar when discussing Nelson's relationships with his captains, quoting from it that 'the people Nelson loved, apart, of course, from Emma Hamilton, his mistress, were his captains.'

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Explicitly mentioned as 'a brilliant book' about Trafalgar, describing the Royal Navy as 'the most effective maritime killing machine in the world.'