| The British Navy in the Baltic UK Edition Contributor(s): Grainger, John D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843839474 ISBN-13: 9781843839477 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 359.4 |
| LCCN: 2014455080 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.33 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century. It traces developments from Anglo-Saxon times, through the medieval period when there were frequent disputes between English kings and the Hanseatic League, the seventeenth-century wars with the Dutch, and Britain's involvement in the Northern Wars in the early years of the eighteenth century. It considersin detail the major period of British involvement in the Baltic during the Napoleonic Wars, when the British navy fought the Danes, Napoleon's allies, and was highly effective in ensuring Sweden's neutrality and Russia's change of allegiance. It goes on to discuss British naval actions in the Baltic during the Crimean War and in the First World War and its aftermath. Throughout, the book relates naval actions to patterns of trade, to wider internationalpolitics, and to geographical factors such as winter sea ice and the shallow nature of the Baltic Sea. John D. Grainger is the author of numerous books for a variety of publishers, including five previously published books for Boydell and Brewer, including Dictionary of British Naval Battles and The First Pacific War: Britain and Russia, 1854-56. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grainger, John D.: - John D. Grainger is a former teacher turned professional historian. He has over thirty books to his name, divided between classical history and modern British political and military history. His previous books for Pen & Sword are Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars; Wars of the Maccabees; Traditional Enemies: Britain's War with Vichy France 1940-42; Roman Conquests: Egypt and Judaea; Rome, Parthia and India: The Violent Emergence of a New World Order: 150-140 BC; a three-volume history of the Seleukid Empire and British Campaigns in the South Atlantic 1805-1807. |