Author: Navy Records SocietyPublisher:
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Letters of admiral of the fleet, earl of st. vincent, 2 vols
Letters of Admiral of the Fleet the Earl of St Vincent 1801-1804,vol. 2
Author: John (Earl of St Vincent) JervisPublisher:
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Languages : en
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British Admirals of the Fleet
Author: T A HeathcotePublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 0850528356
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A companion volume to the same author's "The British Field Marshals 1736-1997", this book outlines the lives of the 115 officers who held the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy from 1734, when it took its modern form, to 1995, when the last one was appointed. Each entry gives details of the dates of the birth and death of its subjects, their careers ashore and afloat, their family backgrounds, and the ships, campaigns and combats in which they served. Each is placed clearly in its domestic or international political context. The actions recorded include major fleet battles under sail or steam, single-ship duels, encounters with pirates on the Spanish Main and up the rivers of Borneo, the suppression of the Slave Trade (for which the Navy receives little gratitude), landing parties to deal with local dictators and revolutionaries, and the services of naval brigades in China, Egypt and South Africa.
Life and Correspondence of John, Earl of St. Vincent, G.C.B., Admiral of The Fleet, &c. &c. &c.
Author: Edward Pelham BrentonPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385573858
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.
The Making of the Modern Admiralty
Author: C. I. HamiltonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139496549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
This is an important new history of decision-making and policy-making in the British Admiralty from Trafalgar to the aftermath of Jutland. C. I. Hamilton explores the role of technological change, the global balance of power and, in particular, of finance and the First World War in shaping decision-making and organisational development within the Admiralty. He shows that decision-making was found not so much in the hands of the Board but at first largely in the hands of individuals, then groups or committees, and finally certain permanent bureaucracies. The latter bodies, such as the Naval Staff, were crucial to the development of policy-making as was the civil service Secretariat under the Permanent Secretary. By the 1920s the Admiralty had become not just a proper policy-making organisation, but for the first time a thoroughly civil-military one.
Precursors of Nelson
Author: Peter Le FevrePublisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811729017
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
A guide to some of the most picturesque sites in the Grand Canyon and northern Arizona with detailed instructions for finding the spot for a perfect picture. Includes products and services for the surrounding areas.
English/British Naval History to 1815
Author: Eugene L. RasorPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313073112
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
The English/British have always been known as the sailor race with hearts of oak: the Royal Navy as the Senior Service and First Line of Defense. It facilitated the motto: The sun never set on the British Empire. The Royal Navy has exerted a powerful influence on Great Britain, its Empire, Europe, and, ultimately, the world. This superior annotated bibliography supplies entries that explore the influence of the English/British Navy through its history. This survey will provide a major reference guide for students and scholars at all levels. It incorporates evaluative, qualitative, and critical analysis processes, the essence of historical scholarship. Each one of the 4,124 annotated entries is evaluated, assessed, analyzed, integrated, and incorporated into the historiographical scholarship.
The Naval Miscellany
Author: Susan RosePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000341704
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This seventh volume of Naval Miscellany contains documents which range in date from the late thirteenth century to the Korean War. They illustrate the many different ways in which the naval forces of the crown have served the realm. Topics covered include the role of ships in campaigns against Scotland under Edward I and Edward VI, the protection of the Iceland fishery in the days of the Commonwealth government, and the operation of prize courts during the wars against France in the eighteenth century. Moving on to the nineteenth century, the supply of timber to the Royal Navy is examined, while two contributions deal with surveying off the west coast of Africa and another prints a diary kept by a member of the Naval Brigade operating onshore in the Zulu War. The most recent contributions deal with the origins and development of the Royal Australian Navy up to the 1950s. Two more controversial subjects are also included; the first gives more information about the storage of cordite on battle cruisers in 1916 and the battle of Jutland; the second documents the relief of Admiral North from Gibraltar in 1940. There is something here for every enthusiast for naval history and for all students of the relevant periods.
Late Georgian and Regency England, 1760-1837
Author: Robert A. SmithPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521528641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A guide to historical literature on England between 1760 and 1837, emphasising more recent work.
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