Select Naval Documents (Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History) - Softcover

Hodges, Harold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108003761 ISBN 13: 9781108003766

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This illustrated book, first published in 1936, is an edited compilation of source material drawn from some 145 diverse naval documents covering a period of more than three centuries from 1497 to 1805. The editors' intention was to smooth the approach to a highly technical subject, and to use original documents to give concrete illustrations of the limiting conditions of sea warfare, thus removing some common misconceptions such as that the big Spanish ships of the Armada were defeated by cockleshells manned by volunteers. Subjects include the seaworthiness of ships in Elizabethan times; Drake's views on strategy; sea punishments; Kempenfelt's 1782 design for a signal book; victuals; the battle of Kentish Knock (1562); the 1803 defences against invasion; Nelson's watch off Toulon; the coppering of ships; and many other topics giving insights into the history and development of the British navy.

About this title

Book Description

This illustrated book, first published in 1936, is an edited compilation of source material drawn from some 145 diverse naval documents covering a period of more than three centuries from 1497 to 1805. It will fascinate historians of naval tactics and technology, from the Tudors to Napoleon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108003761
• ISBN 13: 9781108003766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256