610. Nelson: The Battle of Copenhagen (Part 3)

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The historian Ben Wilson's book is cited for making the point that the Battle of Copenhagen was different from previous Nelson battles because the Danes were defending their own capital city in front of their friends and families.

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John Sugden is referenced as having spent an enormous amount of ink analyzing the famous telescope story at Copenhagen, examining the provenance and different accounts, concluding that the story is entirely in Nelson's character.

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Referenced as having a plot directly inspired by Captain Ryu's real-life adventure of using convicts as crew after his ship was damaged by an iceberg while transporting prisoners to Botany Bay.