02283cam a2200469 a 4500 ocn326678608 OCoLC 20241212092849.0 090518s2009 enkabf b 001 0beng GBA942897 bnb 015170943 Uk 9781848320338 1848320337 NLNZL 9913377693502836 AU@ 000044752578 NZ1 13050016 NZ1 1337769 NZ1 14011502 UKMDD 1848320337 UKMGB 015170943 (OCoLC)326678608 eng GAFCSC LIBRARY nznb e-uk-en G246.C7 .R54 Robson, John, 1949- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrGv3kQC437tDwWqwRh73 Captain Cook's war and peace : the Royal Navy years, 1755-1768 / John Robson. Barnsley [England] : Seaforth Pub., 2009. viii, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm Author works at the University of Waikato. Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209) and index. Captain Cook's war, 1755-1762 -- Joining the Royal Navy, 1755 -- HMS Eagle, 1755-1757 -- HMS Solebay, 1757 -- HMS Pembroke, 1757-1758 -- Louisbourg, 1758 -- Surveyor, 1758 -- Quebec, 1759 -- HMS Northumberland, 1759-1761 -- St John's, newfoundland, 1762 -- Captain Cook's peace, 1763-1768 -- Newfoundland, 1763 -- Northern peninsula, 1764 -- South coast of Newfoundland, 1765 -- South-west coast of Newfoundland, 1766 -- West coast of Newfoundland, 1767 -- HMB Endeavour, 1768. Why was James Cook chosen to lead the Endeavour expedition to the Pacific in 1768? As this new book shows, by that date he had become supremely and uniquely qualified for the exacting tasks of exploration. Cook, James, 1728-1779. Great Britain. Royal Navy Officers Biography. 1700-1799 fast Armed Forces Officers. fast (OCoLC)fst00814617 Biographies. fast (OCoLC)fst01919896 History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 lcc BK G246.C7 R54 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 48 OTHER HOLDINGS 2995 2995 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-12-12 0 G246.C7 .R54 2024-4535 2024-12-12 09:29:05 C.1 2024-12-12 BK