Author: David STEELPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Steel's Naval Chronologist of the War, from its commencement in Feb. 1793 to its conclusion in 1801
Author: David STEELThe War for All the Oceans
Author: Roy AdkinsPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440638624
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
A brutal, action-packed account of the sea battles of the Napoleonic War by the author of the bestselling Nelson’s Trafalgar and co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018) As he did with his much lauded Nelson’s Trafalgar, Roy Adkins (now writing with wife Lesley) again thrusts readers into the perils and thrills of early-nineteenth-century warfare. From its very first page, this is an adventure story--a superb account of the naval war that lasted from Napoleon’s seizure of power in 1798 to the War of 1812 with the United States. Providing a ringside seat to the decisive battles, as well as detailed and vivid portraits of sailors and commanders, press-gangs, prostitutes, and spies, The War for All the Oceans is “a rollicking, patriotic account of the Napoleonic wars that will go down well with Master and Commander fans” (The Telegraph).
Revolution and Political Conflict in the French Navy 1789-1794
Author: William S. CormackPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521893756
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A 1995 study of the navy in the French Revolution, revealing its crucial role in the political conflict.
Steel's Prize Pay Lists; New Series ... Corrected to the First of April, 1805
Author: David SteelHMS Pickle
Author: Peter HorePublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750966599
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The curiously named HMS Pickle was the second-smallest British ship in Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. She acquired enduring fame, however, as the ship that carried Lord Collingwood’s dispatch announcing the death, in the midst of battle, of Nelson. A topsail schooner and deemed too small to take part in the line of battle, Pickle and ships like it were essential in the transmission of communication. Relaying messages between admiral and Admiralty, the rapid movement of these ships pioneered an early worldwide web of information that helped secure a British victory over Napoleon. In this revised and updated edition, Captain Peter Hore describes the Pickle’s beginnings as a civilian vessel, her arming for naval use and the pivotal role she played in Admiral Cornwallis’s inshore squadron keeping watch over the French and Spanish. This full and captivating history narrates a colourful story of one small ship and the courage and resolution of her determined crew.
Sotheran's Price Current of Literature
Author: Henry Sotheran LtdThe Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Age
Author: Mark JessopPublisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 152672040X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In 1801 the newly forged United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland commenced life at war with France and her allies and remained so until 1815. After 1812 she had to shoulder the extra burden of a war against the United States of America. With conflict on multiple fronts, hardships continued to be inflicted at home. Trade was made precarious. People became bone-weary of hostilities and the threat of invasion ran high. Napoléon Bonaparte was no ordinary opponent, and the United States navy showed the world the worth of her ships, but what stood in their way was the Royal Navy. Despite notable losses, after the victory of Trafalgar in 1805 she dominated the seas. Although not the only means, her warships were the nation’s first line of defence that helped keep British shores safe. As the era ended it was obvious the navy had to change. Steam began to alter perspectives with new opportunities. From the vantage point of later decades it could be seen what the Royal Navy had once been and still was. A naval superpower. Britain’s oldest continual military force. The senior service.
Catalogue of Books, Engravings and Autographs relating to Napoleon the First
Author: Francis EdwardsPublisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5875721367
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
The Bewick Collector
Author: Thomas HugoPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752579862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1866. Including Cuts, in various States, for Books and Pamphlets, private Gentlemen, public Companies, Exhibitions, Races, Newspapers, Shop Cards, Invoice Heads, Bar Bills, Coal Certificates, Broadsides, and other miscellaneous Purposes, and Wood Blocks.
A Selected List of Works in the Library Relating to Naval History, Naval Administration, Etc
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval history
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description