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A History of the Royal Navy
Author | : Martin Robson |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2014-03-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780857723444 |
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The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars were the first truly global conflicts. The Royal Navy was a key player in the wider wars and, for Britain, the key factor in her eventual emergence as the only naval power capable of sustained global hegemony. The most iconic battles of any era were fought at sea during these years - from the Battle of the Nile in 1798 to Nelson's momentous victory at Trafalgar in October 1805. In this period, the Navy had reached a peak of efficiency and was unrivalled in manpower and technological strength. The eradication of scurvy in the 1790s had a significant impact on the health of sailors and, along with regular supplies of food and water, gave the British an advantage over their rivals in battle. As well as naval battles, the Navy also undertook amphibious operations, capturing many of France's Caribbean colonies and Dutch colonies in the East Indies and Ceylon; this Imperial dimension was integral to British strength and counteracting French success on continental Europe. This book looks at the history of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1793-1815, from a broad perspective, examining the strategy, operations and tactics of British seapower. While it delves into the details of Royal Navy operations such as battle, blockade, commerce protection and exploration, it also covers a myriad of other aspects often overlooked in narrative histories such as the importance of naval logistics, transport, relations with the army and manning. An assessment of key naval figures and combined eyewitness accounts situate the reader firmly in Nelson's navy. Through an exploration of the relationship between the Navy, trade and empire, Martin Robson highlights the contribution Royal Navy made to Britain's rise to global hegemony through the nineteenth century Pax Britannica.
An Illustrated History of the Royal Navy
Author | : John Winton |
Publsiher | : Anova Books |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1844860078 |
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This text is a comprehensive, authoritative, and illustrated history of the Royal Navy from its earliest times to the present day. This edition is updated to include recent operations in the first and second Gulf wars.
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy
Author | : J. R. Hill,Bryan Ranft |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 0198605277 |
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Britain is an island nation and throughout history its navy has been of great importance for its defence. As a consequence it has always had a special significance and has over the centuries entrenched itself in the national psyche, making itself manifest not only through the hero-worship ofits principal characters such as Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake but also finding expression through art, music, and literature.Like any great national institution, the navy is a complex web of interconnected histories - operational, strategic, political, economic, administrative, technological, and social. Now updated for its paperback edition, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy, in a series of fourteenchapters, provides a thorough and engaging treatment of these histories, covering every aspect of naval history from the Anglo-Saxon period to the dawn of the new millennium.The book explores:Major action and campaigns - the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the Anglo-Dutch Wars, the Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of Jutland, the Atlantic Campaign of 1939-45, the Falklands conflict, the Gulf War, and attacks on terrorist bases in Afghanistan in 2001.Developments in naval history and technology - navigational advances, surveying, constructional developments, disaster relief, the suppression of the slave trade, and the Strategic Defence Review of 1998.Key personalities - Drake and Nelson, Samuel Pepys, Francis Beaufort, Jackie Fisher, Lord Charles Beresford, Lord Jellicoe.Naval life - recruitment (press gangs, training, education, discipline), tactics, gunnery and armaments, amphibious operations, wages and conditions, victualling and supply.How and when did Britain's perception of the sea change from a thing of fear to a 'moat defence' (in the words of Shakespeare)?How did the navy's administrative systems develop during the Tudor period?During the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, its greatest period of expansion, how did the navy develop strategically and operationally?How successfully did the navy defend the British Empire during the nineteenth century?What role did the navy play in Victorian Britain's thirst for exploring of the world?What technical developments have been important to the navy?What effect did two world wars have on the role of the Royal Navy?What does the modern navy look like now and what about the future?With a full chronology, which has been brought up to date to the end of 2001, an extensive list of further reading, 16 pages of colour plates, 23 maps, 6 special Action Station diagram 'box' features, and around 200 black-and-white integrated illustrations, this is an authoritative and highlyreadable account of a unique fighting service and its people.
A History of the Royal Navy World War II
Author | : Duncan Redford |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2014-03-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780857735058 |
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The Royal Navy's operations in World War II started on 3 September 1939 and continued until the surrender of Japan in August 1945 - there was no 'phoney war' at sea. The navy played a central role in the evacuation of the retreating British army at Dunkirk, and later orchestrated the sinking of Germany's mighty battleship and Hitler's pride, the Bismarck. Without the Royal Navy's attention to the defence of Britain's seaborne trade - especially in the struggle against German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic - there would not have been food for the country, fuel for the RAF's operations or supplies to keep the army fighting in Europe, North Africa and the Far East. Yet the outstanding naval contribution to Britain's survival and eventual victory came at a heavy cost in terms of ships and to the men who had to face not just the violence of the enemy, but also the violence of the sea. This book argues that World War II was, effectively, a maritime war; it was the Royal Navy's war.
A History of the Royal Navy 1327 1422
Author | : Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 1847 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : PRNC:32101027915998 |
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A History of the Royal Navy
Author | : Jo Stanley |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1786733137 |
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Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Wrens begin 1917-19. -- Chapter 2: We don't need women if we're not at war 1919-1938 -- Chapter 3: We fought together 1939-45. -- -- Chapter 4: Assisting quietly in the Empire 1946-75 -- Chapter 5: Struggling Seawards 1975-1994. -- Chapter 6: Actually established as equals 1995-2012. -- Chronology -- Glossary.
The Royal Navy
Author | : William Laird Clowes |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 670 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : BML:37001103455056 |
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A History of the Administration of the Royal Navy and of Merchant Shipping in Relation to the Navy
Author | : Michael Oppenheim |
Publsiher | : London : [s.n.] |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1896 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : IND:32000009472517 |
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