About the book: 2013 / Napoleon and Nelson were united by a rare property of human nature - fatal determination. They considered themselves instruments of Providence and saw great goals before them. Napoleon wanted to establish a world dictatorship, Admiral Nelson twice destroyed his plans. In 1798, he destroyed the French fleet at Aboukir, which predetermined the conclusion of the Egyptian expedition of General Bonaparte, and in 1805, at the cost of his life, he saved England from the threat of enemy invasion. The author of the book tells the fascinating story of the relationship between two great people against the backdrop of the long-term war between France and Great Britain and the dynamic events in the vast oceans of the world..