John Leyland

The Royal Navy

Its Influence in English History and in the Growth of Empire

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1914 book by John Leyland contains an account of the nature, character and development of the British Navy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 198g
• ISBN-13: 9781107632714
• ISBN-10: 1107632714
• Artikelnr.: 34749759

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The sea and the making of England
2. The conqueror's sea power
3. How mediaeval battles were fought
4. Ships and men
5. The age of maritime discovery and the overthrow of Spain
6. The transition navy. Tudors and Stuarts
7. The new contest for dominion. The first Dutch War
8. The Restoration navy and the close of the Dutch Wars
9. The revolution of 1688. The beginning of the French Wars
10. Naval supremacy and fleet decay
11. Anson and Hawke. The regenerated navy
12. The Seven Years' War and world dominion
13. The War of American Independence
14. The French Revolution. Howe. Projects of invasion and the mutinies
15. Nelson, the Mediterranean and the Nile. The Peace of Amiens
16. Ideas and plans of Bonaparte
17. The campaign of Trafalgar
18. The fruits of victory
19. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index.