The Naval Chronicle, Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects
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The Naval Chronicle
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1818
Total Pages: 566
ISBN-13: 1108018785
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military history. This reissue is the first complete printed reproduction of what was the most influential maritime publication of its day. The subjects covered range from accounts of battles and lists of ships to notices of promotions and marriages, courts martial and deaths, and biographies, poetry and letters. Each volume also contains engravings and charts relating to naval engagements and important harbours around the world. Volume 39 (1818) includes an 'autobiographical' memoir, allegedly written on St Helena by Napoleon. The financial concerns of a post-war navy are obvious. William Wilberforce was involved with a committee set up for the relief of the thousands of destitute former sailors in London. Concerns were expressed about the building up of the American navy, and appeals made for the ending of impressment.
The Naval Chronicle
Author: John Jones
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Published: 1804
Total Pages: 570
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains a general and biographical history of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a variety of original papers on nautical subjects, under the guidance of several literary and professional men.
Alphabetical Catalogue of the Navy Department Library
Author: United States. Library
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 706
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 936
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCatalogue of the San Francisco Free Public Library, Short Titles: June 1882
Author: San Francisco Public Library
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Published: 1882
Total Pages: 372
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Author: Frand Karslake
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Published: 1903
Total Pages: 860
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA priced and annotated annual record of London, New York and Edinburgh book-auctions.
The Line Upon a Wind: The Great War at Sea, 1793-1815
Author: Noel Mostert
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2008-07-17
Total Pages: 800
ISBN-13: 0393114015
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe thrilling story of Britain's death-struggle with Revolutionary France, wherein Napoleon is checkmated by Nelson's brilliant naval exploits. In February 1793 France declared war on Britain, and for the next twenty-two years the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars raged. This was to be the longest, cruelest war ever fought at sea, comparable in scale only to the Second World War. New naval tactics were brought to bear, along with such unheard-of weapons as rockets, torpedoes, and submarines. The war on land saw the rise of the greatest soldier the world had ever known—Napoleon Bonaparte—whose vast ambition was thwarted by a genius he never met in person or in battle: Admiral Horatio Nelson. Noel Mostert's narrative ranges from the Mediterranean to the West Indies, Egypt to Scandinavia, showing how land versus sea was the key to the outcome of these wars. He provides details of ship construction, tactics, and life on board. Above all he shows us the extraordinary characters that were the raw material of Patrick O'Brian's and C. S. Forester's magnificent novels.
