{"product_id":"9781472522474","title":"Youth, Heroism and War Propaganda: Britain and the Young Maritime Hero, 1745-1820","description":"\u003cem\u003eYouth, Heroism and Naval Propaganda\u003c\/em\u003e explores how the young maritime hero became a major new figure of war propaganda in the second half of the long eighteenth century. At that time, Britain was searching for a new national identity, and the young maritime hero and his exploits conjured images of vigour, energy, enthusiasm and courage. Adopted as centrepiece in a campaign of concerted war-propaganda leading up to the Battle of Trafalgar, the young hero came to represent much that was quintessentially British at this major turning-point in the Nation's history. \u003cbr\u003eBy drawing on a wide range of sources, this study shows how the young hero gave maritime youth a symbolic power which it had never before had in Britain. It offers a valuable contribution to the field of British military and naval history, as well as the study of British identity, youth, heroism and propaganda.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107519316208,"sku":"9781472522474","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472522474_p0.jpg?v=1763598279","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472522474","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}