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Nelson's navy : the ships, men, and organisation, 1793-1815 / Brian Lavery ; foreword by Patrick O'Brian.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [1989]Description: 352 pages : illustrations ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 0870212583
  • 9780870212581
  • 0851775217
  • 9780851775210
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • VA454 .L39
Summary: "First published in 1990, this encyclopedic yet highly readable work gives an indepth description of the Royal Navy in Lord Nelson's time. Filled with over four hundred illustrations, the book is divided into fourteen sections that deal with the design and construction of ships, the navy's administration, and life at sea. Other topics include shiphandling and navigation, gunnery techniques and fighting tactics, and a discussion of foreign navies of the day. Nelson's Navy is an important source book for the naval historian, a valuable reference for the enthusiast, and a revelation to the general reader."--from amazon.com.
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"First published in Great Britain 1989 by Conway Maritime Press Ltd ... London"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-347).

"First published in 1990, this encyclopedic yet highly readable work gives an indepth description of the Royal Navy in Lord Nelson's time. Filled with over four hundred illustrations, the book is divided into fourteen sections that deal with the design and construction of ships, the navy's administration, and life at sea. Other topics include shiphandling and navigation, gunnery techniques and fighting tactics, and a discussion of foreign navies of the day. Nelson's Navy is an important source book for the naval historian, a valuable reference for the enthusiast, and a revelation to the general reader."--from amazon.com.

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