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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100471185175
ISBN-139780471185178
eBay Product ID (ePID)1639586
Product Key Features
Book TitleBroadsides : the Age of Fighting Sail, 1775-1815
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicMilitary / Naval
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorNathan Miller
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight27.3 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-052346
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal359/.009/033
Table Of ContentPreface. Prologue. "Attack, Take, or Destroy". Uncombined Operations. Revolution Becomes World War. Sea Fights--Classic Style. "The World...Turned Upside Down". Sea Fight--New Style. "Heart of Oak". "To Glory We Steer". "Engage the Enemy Closer". "Nelson's Patent Bridge". "A Breeze at Spithead". Proud New Frigates. "A Band of Brothers". "Naples Is a Dangerous Place". Of Nelson and the North. "To the Shores of Tripoli". "...He Will Not Come by Water". The Long Watch. "England Expects..." "...The Beautiful Precision of Our Fire". Free Trade and Sailors' Rights. Tattered Ensigns. Epilogue. Appendix I: The Composition of the Royal Navy, 1793-1816. Appendix II: Nelson's Trafalgar Memorandum. Maps. Bibliography. Index.
SynopsisNo other era in naval history has caught the imagination of readers so completely as the forty-year period from 1775 to 1815. Filled with atmospheric battle scenes, this book is a popular history of the period. It includes Britain's epic struggle with first revolutionary, and then Napoleonic France, the complex operations of the American Revolution and the US struggle against Barbary pirates, and the 1815 campaigns to end piracy in the Mediterranean., ADVANCE PRAISE FOR BROADSIDES "Pace the pitching black deck with a sleepless Admiral Nelson the night before battle bestows eternal rest and peerless immortality upon him; envision with Mahan the storm-tossed and ever-watchful ships-of-the-line that kept England secure from invasion; wonder in awe at Collingwood's dedication in working himself to death after Trafalgar elevated him to primary responsibility for England's imperial safety in the Mediterranean. All of this and more awaits the reader who will sail through these pages, every one of which is etched with the indelible expertise and boundless enthusiasm of Nathan Miller, master of naval history." A-A-Kenneth J. Hagan Professor of History and Museum Director Emeritus, U.S. Naval Academy A-Professor of Strategy, U.S. Naval War College Critical acclaim for Sea of Glory: A Naval History of the American Revolution "A readable yet closely honed analysis of the role of sea power in the American Revolution. . . . Miller's reputation as a naval historian of the first order is secured." A-A-Kirkus Reviews War at Sea: A Naval History of World War II "With authoritative analysis . . . Miller majestically relates the history of the last great sea war." A-A-Publishers Weekly "Scholarly, well written, and thorough . . . . Comprehensive, stimulating, and highly recommended." A-A-Library Journal. Theodore Roosevelt: A Life "Miller's life of Roosevelt sparkles and crackles." A-A-The Atlantic "An exceptional book." A-A-The New York Times "Lively and fast-paced . . . with a gifted eye for detail. It is this detail combined with Miller's scholarly precision which affords us a weighty yet compact volume on the first President Roosevelt." A-A-Washington Post Book World F.D.R.: An Intimate History "Roosevelt is brought to life once again in a clear, concise, and well-documented story from beginning to end . . . it is a pleasure." A-A-Washington Post Book World, The first full-scale popularly written one-volume history of the age of fighting sail, 1775-1815, the most popular and interesting era of the sailing age. Now available in paperback.
LC Classification NumberD215.M55 2000
