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For centuries, ships were isolated kingdoms where captains controlled food, punishment, wages, movement, and life itself. Crews were expected to obey through hunger, storms, battle, disease, and brutality—but obedience had limits. When sailors decided that command had become more dangerous than rebellion, the balance of power aboard a vessel could change within minutes.
The Mutiny Book: Crews, Captains, Hunger, Brutality, and Rebellion at Sea traces the turbulent history of maritime revolt from the ancient world to the modern naval age. It examines the crises that fractured the fleets of Columbus and Magellan, the terror that followed the wreck of the Batavia, the pirate crews who elected and removed their captains, the seizure of HMS Bounty, the massacre aboard HMS Hermione, and the great Royal Navy mutinies at Spithead and the Nore. It also follows later confrontations aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin, within the German fleet at the end of the First World War, at Invergordon, Port Chicago, and across the Royal Indian Navy.
These were not simple contests between heroic rebels and tyrannical commanders. Some mutineers fought against starvation, racial injustice, unbearable discipline, or orders they believed would lead to certain death. Others replaced abusive authority with murder, coercion, piracy, and dictatorship. Through twenty-five compelling chapters, this book explores what made sailors rebel, why some uprisings won reform while others ended at the gallows, and the enduring question at the heart of every mutiny: when does lawful command lose its right to be obeyed?
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Paperback. Condition: new. AI (illustrator). Paperback. For centuries, ships were isolated kingdoms where captains controlled food, punishment, wages, movement, and life itself. Crews were expected to obey through hunger, storms, battle, disease, and brutality-but obedience had limits. When sailors decided that command had become more dangerous than rebellion, the balance of power aboard a vessel could change within minutes. The Mutiny Book: Crews, Captains, Hunger, Brutality, and Rebellion at Sea traces the turbulent history of maritime revolt from the ancient world to the modern naval age. It examines the crises that fractured the fleets of Columbus and Magellan, the terror that followed the wreck of the Batavia, the pirate crews who elected and removed their captains, the seizure of HMS Bounty, the massacre aboard HMS Hermione, and the great Royal Navy mutinies at Spithead and the Nore. It also follows later confrontations aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin, within the German fleet at the end of the First World War, at Invergordon, Port Chicago, and across the Royal Indian Navy. These were not simple contests between heroic rebels and tyrannical commanders. Some mutineers fought against starvation, racial injustice, unbearable discipline, or orders they believed would lead to certain death. Others replaced abusive authority with murder, coercion, piracy, and dictatorship. Through twenty-five compelling chapters, this book explores what made sailors rebel, why some uprisings won reform while others ended at the gallows, and the enduring question at the heart of every mutiny: when does lawful command lose its right to be obeyed? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798901949313
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Paperback. Condition: new. AI (illustrator). Paperback. For centuries, ships were isolated kingdoms where captains controlled food, punishment, wages, movement, and life itself. Crews were expected to obey through hunger, storms, battle, disease, and brutality-but obedience had limits. When sailors decided that command had become more dangerous than rebellion, the balance of power aboard a vessel could change within minutes. The Mutiny Book: Crews, Captains, Hunger, Brutality, and Rebellion at Sea traces the turbulent history of maritime revolt from the ancient world to the modern naval age. It examines the crises that fractured the fleets of Columbus and Magellan, the terror that followed the wreck of the Batavia, the pirate crews who elected and removed their captains, the seizure of HMS Bounty, the massacre aboard HMS Hermione, and the great Royal Navy mutinies at Spithead and the Nore. It also follows later confrontations aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin, within the German fleet at the end of the First World War, at Invergordon, Port Chicago, and across the Royal Indian Navy. These were not simple contests between heroic rebels and tyrannical commanders. Some mutineers fought against starvation, racial injustice, unbearable discipline, or orders they believed would lead to certain death. Others replaced abusive authority with murder, coercion, piracy, and dictatorship. Through twenty-five compelling chapters, this book explores what made sailors rebel, why some uprisings won reform while others ended at the gallows, and the enduring question at the heart of every mutiny: when does lawful command lose its right to be obeyed? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798901949313
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Paperback. Condition: new. AI (illustrator). Paperback. For centuries, ships were isolated kingdoms where captains controlled food, punishment, wages, movement, and life itself. Crews were expected to obey through hunger, storms, battle, disease, and brutality-but obedience had limits. When sailors decided that command had become more dangerous than rebellion, the balance of power aboard a vessel could change within minutes. The Mutiny Book: Crews, Captains, Hunger, Brutality, and Rebellion at Sea traces the turbulent history of maritime revolt from the ancient world to the modern naval age. It examines the crises that fractured the fleets of Columbus and Magellan, the terror that followed the wreck of the Batavia, the pirate crews who elected and removed their captains, the seizure of HMS Bounty, the massacre aboard HMS Hermione, and the great Royal Navy mutinies at Spithead and the Nore. It also follows later confrontations aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin, within the German fleet at the end of the First World War, at Invergordon, Port Chicago, and across the Royal Indian Navy. These were not simple contests between heroic rebels and tyrannical commanders. Some mutineers fought against starvation, racial injustice, unbearable discipline, or orders they believed would lead to certain death. Others replaced abusive authority with murder, coercion, piracy, and dictatorship. Through twenty-five compelling chapters, this book explores what made sailors rebel, why some uprisings won reform while others ended at the gallows, and the enduring question at the heart of every mutiny: when does lawful command lose its right to be obeyed? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798901949313
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