Tom Pocock (1925–2007)
Author of Horatio Nelson
About the Author
Tom Pocock has been described as the foremost authority on Nelson. He is the author of eight books about the admiral and his time, one of which, Horatio Nelson, was runner-up for the Whitbread Biography Award in 1987. He has written biographies of Captain Marryrat, Rider Haggard, and Alan Moorhead, show more as well as several books documenting his experiences as a war correspondent. Former naval correspondent of The Times of London, and defense correspondent of the London Evening Standard, Pocock lives in London show less
Works by Tom Pocock
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- Legal name
- Pocock, Thomas Allcot Guy
- Birthdate
- 1925-08-18
- Date of death
- 2007-05-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Education
- Westminster School, London
Cheltenham College - Occupations
- naval historian
- Awards and honors
- Mountbatten Maritime Award (2004)
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- Works
- 26
- Members
- 658
- Popularity
- #38,343
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 8
- ISBNs
- 65
- Languages
- 3
One minor criticism I had is that perhaps the extracts from eyewitnesses dominated the text a little too much, and I could perhaps have done with a little more analysis and commentary on the events.… (more)