Naval evolutions; a memoir containing a review and refutation of the principal essays and arguments advocating mr. [J.] Clerk's claims [in An essay on naval tactics] in relation to the manœuvre of 12th April, 1782
Title | Naval evolutions; a memoir containing a review and refutation of the principal essays and arguments advocating mr. [J.] Clerk's claims [in An essay on naval tactics] in relation to the manœuvre of 12th April, 1782 PDF eBook |
Author | sir Howard Douglas (3rd bart.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1832 |
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Naval Evolutions
Title | Naval Evolutions PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Douglas |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1832 |
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Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century
Title | Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Sam Willis |
Publisher | Boydell Press |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781843833673 |
Our understanding of warfare at sea in the eighteenth century has always been divorced from the practical realities of fighting at sea under sail; our knowledge of tactics is largely based upon the ideas of contemporary theorists rather than practitioners] who knew little of the realities of sailing warfare, and our knowledge of command is similarly flawed. In this book the author presents new evidence from contemporary sources that overturns many old assumptions and introduces a host of new ideas. In a series of thematic chapters, following the rough chronology of a sea fight from initial contact to damage repair, the author offers a dramatic interpretation of fighting at sea in the eighteenth century, and explains in greater depth than ever before how and why sea battles (including Trafalgar) were won and lost in the great Age of Sail. He explains in detail how two ships or fleets identified each other to be enemies; how and why they manoeuvred for battle; how a commander communicated his ideas, and how and why his subordinates acted in the way that they did. SAM WILLIS has lectured at Bristol University and at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. He is also the author of Fighting Ships, 1750-1850(Quercus).
The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Title | The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975 PDF eBook |
Author | British Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 536 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Reference |
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Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
Title | Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 778 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Books |
ISBN |
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Title | General Catalogue of Printed Books PDF eBook |
Author | British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books |
Publisher | |
Pages | 608 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | English imprints |
ISBN |
Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue
Title | Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue PDF eBook |
Author | Avero Publications Limited |
Publisher | |
Pages | 632 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9780907977292 |