| Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organisation, 1793 - 1815 Contributor(s): Lavery, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1472841352 ISBN-13: 9781472841353 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $54.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Military - Napoleonic Wars |
| Dewey: 359.009 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 10.1" W x 11.7" (5.10 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Patrick O'Brien provides the forward to this edition of the most successful Conway Maritime title. This book is the perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet. The book is eminently readable and is the first single-volume work to cover in such depth this vast and complex subject. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the sailing navy the book contains considerable original research to give a clear and authentic picture of the Senior Service as a whole. With a foreword by one of the most successful maritime fiction authors of the current age, the book is also of interest to all those with enthusiasm for the literature based on the Nelsonic-era. |