The wooden world : an anatomy of the Georgian Navy
Type
Book
Authors
Category
340-369 Law, Administration & Associations
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Publication Year
2009
Publisher
The Folio Society, United Kingdom
Pages
445 pages
Subject
Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century. Great Britain. -- Royal Navy.
Abstract
From the award-winning naval scholar N. A. M. Rodger comes the most revealing account yet of the mighty Georgian navy and British naval society of the eighteenth century.
Meticulously researched, Rodger's portrait draws the reader into this fascinatingly complex world with vivid, entertaining characters and full details of life below the decks. The Wooden World provides the most complete history of a navy at any age, and is sure to be an indispensable volume for all fans of Patrick O'Brian, English history, and naval history.
Meticulously researched, Rodger's portrait draws the reader into this fascinatingly complex world with vivid, entertaining characters and full details of life below the decks. The Wooden World provides the most complete history of a navy at any age, and is sure to be an indispensable volume for all fans of Patrick O'Brian, English history, and naval history.
Biblio Notes
Genre/Form: History
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: N A M Rodger
ISBN: 9780393314694 0393314693
OCLC Number: 751447599
Notes: Originally published: London: William Collins; Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute, 1986.
Description: 445 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
Responsibility: N.A.M. Rodger.
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: N A M Rodger
ISBN: 9780393314694 0393314693
OCLC Number: 751447599
Notes: Originally published: London: William Collins; Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute, 1986.
Description: 445 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
Responsibility: N.A.M. Rodger.
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