Author : Patrick O'Brian
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 18,14 MB
Release : 1995-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0393038580
A companion to O'Brian's sea novels, this concise, historical overview offers a straightforward explanation of what daily life was like in Admiral Horatio Nelson's navy. Line drawings and charts help readers to understand the construction and rigging of the great ships and the types and disposition of the guns. Contemporary illustrations and cartoons depict various aspects of naval life, from the press gang to the scullery.
Author : Patrick O'Brian
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 1996-11
Category :
ISBN : 9780070482227
This richly illustrated book offers a concise overview of the historical background to Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series, a straightforward exploration of what daily life in Nelson's navy was really like for everyone from the captain to the rawest recruit. Line drawings and charts help us to understand the construction and rigging of the great ships, the types and disposition of the guns, and how they were operated in battle. Contemporary drawings and cartoons illustrate aspects of naval life from the press gang to the scullery. Finally, a generous selection of full-color paintings renders the majesty and the excitement of fleet actions in the age of fighting sail.
Author : Patrick O’Brian
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 11,16 MB
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0008356009
Out of print for many years, this is a brand new edition of the definitive companion to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, written by the author himself.
Author : Dudley Pope
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 10,2 MB
Release : 2013-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0755147650
This is a well-researched and highly readable account of naval life, both ashore and at sea, from a respected and admired historian and writer of whom it was written: ‘An author who really knows Nelson’s navy’ (Ramage’s Prize - The Observer) and ‘An expert knowledge of naval history’ (Ramage at Trafalgar - The Guardian).
Author : Patrick O'Brian
Publisher :
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 47,26 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Brian Lavery
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 40,21 MB
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1472841352
The perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet.
Author : Philip Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 36,54 MB
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1780966415
Despite the many celebrated victories of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars, the role of the Royal Navy should never be overlooked. The 'wooden walls' formed the country's first and most important line of defence, and ranged throughout the world to protect Britain's trade-routes and in support of the land forces and overseas possessions. This book covers the huge variations in uniforms not just in the Navy but the Royal Marines and Infantry regiments which served alongside naval crews. It also looks at the organisation, training and recruitment of the force and corrects a number of misconceptions regarding impressment and training.
Author : Nicholas Blake
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 36,39 MB
Release : 2005-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780811732758
The fictional exploits of sailors in the Royal Navy have thrilled readers around the world. This title covers various aspects of the Royal Navy including the workings of the admiralty, the designs and building of ships, life on board, food and drink, discipline, seamanship, merchant fleets, and opposing navies.
Author : B. Burg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 24,60 MB
Release : 2007-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0230590705
Boys at Sea is a study of homoerotic life in the Royal Navy during the age of sail. The book traces every feature of sexual life at sea, including seduction, rape, prostitution, courts martial, and the punishments meted out to those convicted of violating the stern moral code set down in the Articles of War .
Author : Richard O'Neill
Publisher : Running PressBook Pub
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,87 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0762415401
From the moment that "Master and Commander, " the first of O'Brian's 20 novels about the 19th century British Royal Navy was published, critics hailed his work as a masterpiece. This first full-color illustrated companion to the series is timed to benefit from the release of the Twentieth-Century Fox film adaptation starring Russell Crowe.
