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Author:   David S.T. Blackmore
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780786447992

ISBN 10:   0786447990
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   08 April 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents List of Illustrations      Foreword by Vice Admiral J.A. Baldwin, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.)      Preface      Introduction      Part One: Muscle Power Slowly Yields to Sail 1. Naval Developments in the 13th to 15th Centuries      3. Naval Developments in the 15th to 17th Centuries      4. Swan Song of the Galley (1571–72)      Part Two: The Early Days of Sailing Warfare 5. Naval Developments in the Age of Sail      6. From Lepanto to 1645      7. Wars and Rumors of War (1646–1674)      8. European Power Struggles (1675–1699)      9. The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714)      10. Struggles for Maritime Supremacy (1716–1744)      11. The Seven Years’ War (1755–1783)      12. Gibraltar Under Siege (1779–1783)      13. Russians and Neapolitans (1783–1791)      Part Three: The Golden Age of Fighting Sail Begins 14. Upheaval in France (1793–1794)      15. French Revolutionary War (1795–1796)      16. Nelson and Napoléon (1796–1798)      17. Nelson and Brueys Play Hide-and-Seek (1798)      18. After the Nile (1798–1799)      19. Nelson’s Fallibility (1799)      20. Sequel to the Nile (1800)      Part Four: Sailing Battles Great and Small 21. 1801 to the Peace of Amiens in 1802      22. The Corsairs of North Africa (1800–1803)      23. The Trafalgar Campaign (1805)      24. Russians and Ottomans (1806–1809)      25. Small Ship and Littoral Operations (1807–1810)      26. Small Ship and Littoral Operations (1810–1813)      27. The Demise of Napoleon’s Empire (1812–1815)      28. The Corsairs of North Africa (1812–1827)      Part Five: Transition from Sail to Power 29. Naval Developments in the Early 19th Century      30. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1850)      31. Crimean and Late 19th Century Wars (1853–1878)      32. Technology Ends the Age of Sail      Appendix A. Masts, Sails and Rigging      Appendix B. Levels of a Ship of the Line      Appendix C. Royal Navy Victualing Regulations      Appendix D. Letter: Queen Caroline to Lady Hamilton      Appendix E. Letter: Nelson to Tsar Paul I      Appendix F. Preble’s Orders to Decatur      Appendix G. Nelson’s Last Letters and Wishes      Appendix H. Collingwood’s Report on the Gale      Appendix I. French Report on Trafalgar      Appendix J. Excerpts from 1827 Treaty of London      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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lively study...an enjoyable and readable account --The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord; a useful reference guide for students of naval warfare and the Mediterranean region --The NYMAS Review; a comprehensive yet authoritative study...The narrative is extremely well laid out - the first section is itself worth its weight in gold..Anyone reading will surely gain new insights...highly recommended --International Journal of Maritime History.

lively study...an enjoyable and readable account --<i>The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord</i>; a useful reference guide for students of naval warfare and the Mediterranean region --<i>The NYMAS Review</i>; a comprehensive yet authoritative study...The narrative is extremely well laid out - the first section is itself worth its weight in gold..Anyone reading will surely gain new insights...highly recommended --<i>International Journal of Maritime History</i>.

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David S.T. Blackmore is a veteran of the Merchant and Royal Navies. He lives in Toronto, and is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Canada.

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