Author: John Marshall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108022707
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Languages : en
Pages : 554
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John Marshall (c.1784-1837) was a naval officer and biographer. He first went to sea at the age of nine, and by the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 had reached the rank of lieutenant. After the war, he started to research the lives of contemporary high-ranking naval officers, some of whose service reached as far back as 1760. These volumes, first published between 1823 and 1830, contain the results of this monumental research, and demonstrate the new 'cult' of the navy in the early nineteenth century. Some of the biographies were contributed by the officers themselves, with others containing private or official letters and other records. Organised according to seniority in rank, these volumes contain a wealth of fascinating information on the careers of naval officers and battles and wars in which they took part. Volume 4, Part 2, contains the conclusion of biographies of commanders.
Author: Thomas Malcomson
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783271191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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How did the British navy maintain authority among its potentially disorderly crews? And what order exactly did it wish to establish?
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 772
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Author: Puttick and Simpson (messrs.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 862
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Author: United States. Library
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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Author: Craig L. Mantle
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459710754
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 499
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Canadian soldiers have served their country for centuries, and for the most part they have done so honourably and loyally. Yet, on certain occasions, their conduct has been anything but honourable. Whether by disobeying their legal orders, terrorizing the local population, or committing crimes in general, some soldiers have embodied the very antithesis of appropriate military conduct. Covering examples of unsavoury behaviour in the representatives of our military forces from the War of 1812 to the immediate aftermath of the First World War, The Apathetic and the Defiant reveals that disobedience and mutiny have marked all of the major conflicts in which Canada has participated. Canadian military indiscipline has long been overshadowed by the nation's victories and triumphs ... until now.
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1766
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Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Author: Caroline Alexander
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440627517
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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More than two centuries after Master’s Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this enthralling adventure has become obscured by the legend. Combining vivid characterization and deft storytelling, Caroline Alexander shatters the centuries-old myths surrounding this story. She brilliantly shows how, in a desperate attempt to save one man from the gallows and another from ignominy, two powerful families came together and began to create the version of history we know today. The true story of the mutiny on the Bounty is an epic of duty and heroism, pride and power, and the assassination of a brave man’s honor at the dawn of the Romantic age.
Author: Geoffrey L. Green
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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