Select Naval Documents

by Hodges, Harold Winter; Hughes, Edward Arthur

• ISBN13: 9781108003766
• ISBN10: 1108003761
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-20
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Henry VIII

Elizabeth

James I and Charles I

The Commonwealth and Protectorate

The Restoration Navy

William III and Anne

The Peace Period and Need For Reform

War of American Independence 1778-1783

Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

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