Anthony Bruce

Anson

Royal Navy Commander and Statesman, 1697-1762

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Produktbeschreibung

Admiral Anson won fame and fortune during his circumnavigation of the globe, 1740-1744. He defeated the French at Cape Finisterre, 1747 and, as First Lord, reformed the officer corps and modernized ship design. Lord Anson made a major contribution to the defeat of France and Spain in the Seven Years War.

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Produktdetails

• From Reason to Revolution
• Verlag: Helion & Company
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 174mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781804511923
• ISBN-10: 1804511927
• Artikelnr.: 65559832

Autorenporträt

Anthony Bruce was formerly a director at Universities UK and is now a higher education consultant. His first book (based on his doctorate) was on The Purchase System in the British Army (1980). It was followed by An Illustrated Companion to the First World War (1989) and The Last Crusade (2002) on the war in Palestine, 1914-1918. His Encyclopaedia of Naval History (1998) covers the period from the sixteenth century to the present day. Revised editions of The Encyclopaedia and The Last Crusade were published in 2020. He has been a regular contributor to The Trafalgar Chronicle, an annual collection of articles on the history of the Georgian navy, since 2016.