For God and Glory
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{{Infobox book
| name = For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War
| image = For God and Glory.jpg| caption = Cover of the first edition
| author = Joel Hayward
| cover_artist = Nicholas Pocock - The Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801
| subject = Horatio Lord Nelson
| published = Annapolis, MD: (United States Naval Institute Press), 2003
| media_type = Print (Hardcover)
| pages = xix, 250 p., [6] p. of plates : ill, maps, ports
| isbn = 1-59114-351-9
| oclc= 249090466
}}
For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War is a thematic{{cite news
| last = Feicht
| first = Therese M.
| title = Outstanding Titles, 2004 University Press Books Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries
| publisher = aupresses.org
| date = 2004
| url = http://www.aupresses.org/librarybooks/2004/Outstanding.html
| access-date = 10 January 2018
| archive-date = 10 January 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174647/http://www.aupresses.org/librarybooks/2004/Outstanding.html
| url-status = dead
}} and biographical study of Horatio Lord Nelson's art of war by New Zealand-born British scholar Joel Hayward.{{cite web|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Lx1-kjrQg9kC|title= Google books: For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War, by Joel Hayward|access-date=10 January 2018|publisher= GoogleBooks}}{{cite web|url= https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=7440&recCount=25&recPointer=0&bibId=12943147|title= Library of Congress catalog entry: For God and Glory, by Joel Hayward|access-date=10 January 2018|publisher= Library of Congress}} It was published by the United States Naval Institute Press in 2003.Colin White, The Mariner’s Mirror: The Journal of the Society for Nautical Research, November 2003Lt Col Richard Seamon, USMCR (ret.) U.S. Naval Proceedings, October 2003, p. 114{{cite web|url= https://muse.jhu.edu/article/50650|title= Review: For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War, by Joel Hayward|access-date=10 January 2018|author= John B. Hattendorf |publisher= The Journal of Military History, Vol. 68, No. 1 (January 2004), pp. 252-253}}
Reception
In the Journal of the Society of Nautical Research, Colin White, a leading expert on Nelson,{{cite news |title=Colin White (obituary) |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4285198/Colin-White.html |newspaper= Daily Telegraph |date=January 18, 2009 |access-date=January 10, 2018}} called the book a "fascinating work of strategic philosophy. ... The result is surprisingly persuasive." [Its analyses] "are thought-provoking and, in places, offer fresh ways of understanding what happened." Similarly, in the International Journal of Maritime History, Paul Webb wrote: "This effort by Hayward merits serious attention. ... [It] provides many fresh insights into the workings of Nelson's mind. ... here is no question Hayward has done his work and supports it by solid research. He poses important questions and proffers plausible answers. He clearly admires Nelson, but is quick to recognise his faults and his contradictory character traits. Any serious Nelson student will benefit from this book."Paul Webb, International Journal of Maritime History, Vol. XV No. 2 (December 2003), pp. 486-487.
For God and Glory was rated as "outstanding" by members of the 2004 University Press Books Committee, a rating defined "as having exceptional editorial content and subject matter" and considered "essential to most library collections".{{cite web|url=https://www.justbooks.de/search/?isbn=1591143519&submit=Suchen&new_used=*&mode=basic&st=sr&ac=qr#:~:text=Rated%20as%20%22outstanding%22%20by%20members%20of%20the%202004%20University%20Press%20Books%20Committee%2C%20a%20rating%20defined%20%22as%20having%20exceptional%20editorial%20content%20and%20subject%20matter%22%20and%20considered%20%22essential%20to%20most%20library%20collections%22|accessdate=1 February 2023|title=For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War|author= |publisher= justbooks.de|quote= }}
Arabic translation
In 2021, it was published as an Arabic translation: لله وللمجد: اللورد نيلسون وأسلوبه في الحرب (عمّان - دار أسامة للنشر والتوزيع، ٢٠٢١) {{cite web|url= https://kotobshop.com/Details?id=133669|title= لله وللمجد: اللورد نيلسون وأسلوبه في الحرب|accessdate=3 February 2023|author=Joel Hayward|publisher= Kotobshop.com|quote= }}{{cite web|url= https://rewayeh.com/book/%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AF?C%20Black%20Childrens%20=&%20Educational=|title= لله وللمجد: اللورد نيلسون وأسلوبه في الحرب|accessdate=3 February 2023|author=Joel Hayward|publisher= Rewayeh.com|quote= }}{{cite web|url= https://olahub.com/books/book/%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AF|title= لله وللمجد: اللورد نيلسون وأسلوبه في الحرب|accessdate=3 February 2023|author=Joel Hayward|publisher=Olahub.com|quote= }}