Roger Morriss

Gebundenes Buch

Science, Utility and Maritime Power

Samuel Bentham in Russia, 1779-91

Beschreibung

During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. Regarded by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development.

Autor

Dr Roger Morriss is a senior lecturer in history at the University of Exeter. He is interested in most aspects of European maritime history and teaches British maritime and naval history. His research interests are focussed on British naval administration in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, particularly naval logistics. He has published several books, including The Foundations of British Maritime Ascendency 1755-1815 (2010), Naval Power and British Culture, 1760-1850 (2004) and The Channel Fleet and the Blockade of Brest 1793-1801 (2001), and is the current General Editor of the Navy Records Society, a position he has held since 2000.

Produktdetails

• Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 698g
• ISBN-13: 9781472412676
• ISBN-10: 1472412672
• Artikelnr.: 44707486