The Boy's Book of Famous Warships
Author: William Oliver Stevens
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 264
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Author: William Oliver Stevens
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 264
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 356
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Published: 1911
Total Pages: 464
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William O. Stevens
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-06-30
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780282745042
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Boy's Book of Famous Warships Some historians think that these Scandinavian sea rovers, whom we call Vikings, or Northmen, invented their type of boat unaided by other sea-faring peoples. But the Viking ship looks so much like the old Phoenician galley that we have reason to think that the Norseman might have learned his ship-building from the swift galleys of Tyre and Sidon. In the previous chapter we noted that the Phoenicians traveled far. It is very probable that if they entered the English Channel they kept on, following the western coast of Europe northwards to the Baltic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: William Oliver Stevens
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Published: 1929
Total Pages: 248
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Publisher: Trieste Publishing
Published: 2017-07-24
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780649085873
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Author: Roland Pietsch
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2011-03-23
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1783830670
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGenerations of readers have enjoyed the adventures of Jim Hawkins, the young protagonist and narrator in Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island, but little is known of the real Jim Hawkins and the thousands of poor boys who went to sea in the eighteenth century to man the ships of the Royal Navy. This groundbreaking new work is a study of the origins, life and culture of the boys of the Georgian navy, not of the upper-class children training to become officers, but of the orphaned, delinquent or just plain adventurous youths whose prospects on land were bleak and miserable. Many had no adult at all taking care of them; others were failed apprentices; many were troublesome youths for whom communities could not provide so that the Navy represented a form of floating workhouse. Some, with restless and roving minds, like Defoes Robinson Crusoe, saw deep sea life as one of adventure, interspersed with raucous periods ashore drinking, singing and womanizing. The author explains how they were recruited; describes the distinctive subculture of the young sailor the dress, hair, tattoos and language and their life and training as servants of captains and officers.More than 5,000 boys were recruited during the Seven Years War alone and without them the Royal Navy could not have fought its wars. This is a fascinating tribute to a forgotten band of sailors.
Author: Lydia Hoyt Farmer
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2020-08-03
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 3752401052
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReproduction of the original: The Boys' Book of Famous Rulers by Lydia Hoyt Farmer
Author: William Oliver Stevens
Publisher: War College Series
Published: 2015-02-24
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781296486693
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.
Author: Chelsea Curtis Fraser
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Published: 2015-08-04
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9781332106431
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Boys' Book of Sea Fights: Famous Naval Engagements From Drake to Beatty Boys' Book of Sea Fights: Famous Naval Engagements from Drake to Beatty was written by Chelsea Curtis Fraser in 1920. This is a 371 page book, containing 67789 words and 29 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.