About the book: 2015 / Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), the son of a village priest, from the age of twelve he devoted himself to the sea, went from cabin boy to vice admiral , became the youngest captain of the British fleet and the most famous naval commander in world history. No less famous than his brilliant victories at Aboukir, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, Nelson brought the romantic story of his love for the beautiful Lady Hamilton. The famous Russian marine painter Vladimir Shigin unfolds a fascinating and true story of the life and service of the famous admiral.