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...plays itself out in subtle if violent variety; however, generals who get dogmatic about it will win on paper and lose on the battlefield. Keegan's case studies are too discriminating to be doctrinaire. He begins with Nelson's long, blundering search for Napoleon's invasion fleet in 1798. Nelson, short on reconnoitering frigates, his knowledge running only as far as the horizon, could not even be sure where Napoleon's aggression was headed. Nelson followed Napoleon's fleet through a cloud of unknowing and finally crushed the French in Aboukir...
...linguistic origins of his character's accent. "But the vast majority of it is reading," he says, guiding me to a sagging bookcase. "You've got Sailing for Dummies ..." He laughs, but there it is, next to several dozen more sophisticated volumes on naval history, one of which--Nelson: Love & Fame, by Edgar Vincent--is almost in tatters. Admiral Nelson is mentioned only briefly in the film, yet Crowe highlighted and Post-it-noted the text like a grad student. "I wanted to have an intimate knowledge about Nelson," he says. "I wanted to feel the sense of him, because...
John Aubrey is a captain for all winds. His bravery is seasoned by intelligence; his initiative is tempered by loyalty to the Crown and its naval legend Lord Nelson. Aubrey commands his frigate, the Surprise, with strength, not bravado, and an ease and rigor that win the respect of his men. He also has what any bunch of superstitious sailors needs in a boss: a nose for good fortune. They call him Lucky Jack. His nickname is a prayer to the fickle Fates that rule the sea, his presence a guarantee that the crew's lives are in the best...
...past decade, Adams, 28, has been the next big thing in American songwriting, with everyone from Willie Nelson to Elton John championing his gorgeous, heartbroken melodies. And for the past decade, Adams has done his little-boy best to keep the masses away. He eschews flashy videos and meetings with radio programmers who might promote his music and frequently omits his most popular songs from his concerts just to give the devoted a glimpse of his stubbornness. He also releases great avalanches of material when the approved method is to pace oneself. Rock N Roll...
...citizen; the other two are American permanent residents. Wang, who has lived in New York since 1982 and whose four children are American citizens, was abducted from a Vietnamese hotel by PRC agents in June 2002. Often referred to as “China’s Nelson Mandela”—among other achievements, Wang founded the China Democracy Party in 1998—he has been sentenced to life in prison...