"Some thoughts on the command lessons of Admiral Nelson’s" Topic

… victory at Trafalgar

"Both of us are interested in naval history and have visited HMS Victory in Portsmouth, England, albeit in different ways. As a young Marine officer aboard the USS Trenton, one of us has lunched and drank toasts to Admiral Lord Nelson at CINC NAV Home, Nelson's old headquarters in Portsmouth, England. At this Navy function where a leathery captain of Royal Marines recognized the young Marine as surely as a mustang and made sure he was adequately supplied with jiggers of British Navy rum.

The other one of us culminated a long interest in the Royal Navy's history and its naval architecture by also visiting and intimately inspecting HMS Victory, but in much less rousing form. From the depths of its rarely seen original keelson to its quarterdeck and Nelson's private quarters, he has studied this ship in detail accompanied by the assistant curator of the National Maritime Museum…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Am I missing something, Armand?

The article doesn't seem to give any thoughts on the command lessons, neither does it answer its own question of an "Do we still have commanders that embrace the spirit of 'No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy,'"

I felt as if this was just an introduction but couldn't find a link to the rest.

Thanks for the link, though – there are many interesting articles on that website.

Nick

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1…

Anyway… glad you enjoyed the page my friend… (smile)

Amicalement
Armand