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Author |
: Michael Duffy |
Publisher |
: Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 462 |
Release |
: 1987 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015021954725 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Soldiers, Sugar, and Seapower by : Michael Duffy
Britain's war with Revolutionary France in the Caribbean was one of the most difficult and dangerous in British history. Why was this war so important to England? Casting new light on British military power and its connection with economic strength, this book reveals how the war in the West Indies changed the future of the Caribbean, altered European attitudes towards blacks, and enabled Britain to sustain its war effort in Europe.
Author |
: David Barry Gaspar |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 284 |
Release |
: 1997-03-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0253332478 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780253332479 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Turbulent Time by : David Barry Gaspar
"Stimulating, incisive, insightful, sometimes revisionist, this volume is required reading for historians of comparative colonialism in an age of revolution." —Choice "[An] eminently original and intellectually exciting book." —William and Mary Quarterly This volume examines several slave societies in the Greater Caribbean to illustrate the pervasive and multi-layered impact of the revolutionary age on the region. Built precariously on the exploitation of slave labor, organized according to the doctrine of racial discrimination, the plantation colonies were particularly vulnerable to the message of the French Revolution, which proved all the more potent because it coincided with the emergence of the antislavery movement in the Atlantic world and interacted with local traditions of resistance among the region's slaves, free coloreds, and white colonists.
Author |
: Bruce Collins |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 533 |
Release |
: 2014-09-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317870777 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317870778 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis War and Empire by : Bruce Collins
Bringing naval and military campaigns together, this book demonstrates the sheer scale and reach of Britains power during an intense phase of warfare from 1790 to 1830. The book also considers the impact of this period of warfare on the British state, showing how, at the national level, Britain became both the worlds leading commercial country whilst operating as a global military and naval power.
Author |
: Dr Richard Harding |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 442 |
Release |
: 2002-01-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781135364854 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1135364850 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seapower and Naval Warfare, 1650-1830 by : Dr Richard Harding
From the author of "Amphibious Warfare in the Eighteenth Century" and "The Evolution of the Sailing Navy, 1509-1815", this book serves as a single- volume survey of war at sea and the expansion of naval power in the 18th century. The book is intended for undergraduate courses on 18th century European history, and for amateur and professional military historians, and for navy colleges, and navy and ex-navy professionals.
Author |
: James Davey |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 463 |
Release |
: 2023-04-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300238273 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300238274 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tempest by : James Davey
A major new history of the Royal Navy during the tumultuous age of revolution The French Revolutionary Wars catapulted Britain into a conflict against a new enemy: Republican France. Britain relied on the Royal Navy to protect its shores and empire, but as radical ideas about rights and liberty spread across the globe, it could not prevent the spirit of revolution from reaching its ships. In this insightful history, James Davey tells the story of Britain's Royal Navy across the turbulent 1790s. As resistance and rebellion swept through the fleets, the navy itself became a political battleground. This was a conflict fought for principles as well as power. Sailors organized riots, strikes, petitions, and mutinies to achieve their goals. These shocking events dominated public discussion, prompting cynical--and sometimes brutal--responses from the government. Tempest uncovers the voices of ordinary sailors to shed new light on Britain's war with France, as the age of revolution played out at every level of society.
Author |
: Peter Hore |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Academic |
Total Pages |
: 298 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015049512950 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seapower Ashore by : Peter Hore
For more than two-hundred years the Royal Navy's dominance of the seas was complemented by its ability to project force ashore. In this book a group of prominent naval historians--Tom Pocock, Michael Duffy, Colin White, Andrew Lambert, Richard Brooks, and Chris Page--examine the naval brigade's role on land. Starting with Sidney Smith's defense of Acre in 1799, it continues through Nelson's Corsica campaign, the Indian Mutiny, the Anglo-Japanese War of 1863-4, the Crimean and Boer Wars, and both world wars. From little-known incidents during "Queen Victoria's Little Wars" to modern Tomahawk missile technology and littoral warfare, this rousing tribute is an essential addition to the Royal Navy canon.
Author |
: N. A. M. Rodger |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 1022 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0393060500 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780393060508 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Command of the Ocean by : N. A. M. Rodger
"N. A. M. Rodger provides reassessments of such famous figures as Pepys, Hawke, Howe, and St. Vincent. The particular and distinct qualities of Nelson and Collingwood are contrasted, and the world of the officers and men who made up the originals of Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower is brought to life. Rodger's comparative view of other navies - French, Dutch, Spanish, and American - allows him to make a fresh assessment of the qualities of the British."--BOOK JACKET.
Author |
: Paul David Nelson |
Publisher |
: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |
Total Pages |
: 268 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 083863673X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780838636732 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (3X Downloads) |
Synopsis Sir Charles Grey, First Earl Grey by : Paul David Nelson
Considering Grey's importance, and the prominence of the family he helped to found, it is surprising that he has been neglected by history. Only a short sketch in the Dictionary of National Biography, and an article by Sir John Fortescue in the Edinburgh Review have ever attempted even perfunctory assessments of his life. As a man and an army officer, Grey represented some of the best qualities of eighteenth-century British civilization. In America, he fought during the War of American Independence and in 1794 in the West Indies against France. Hence, as Nelson shows, his career is important in American History. Given his long service to the British nation in all her wars from 1744 to 1800, it is clear from Nelson's account that Grey is an important character in British history as well. During his lifetime, Grey proved himself a reliable and successful soldier, earning and deserving all his honors: Knight of the Bath in 1782, baron in 1801, viscount and earl in 1806.
Author |
: Martin Howard |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword |
Total Pages |
: 282 |
Release |
: 2015-09-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781781593417 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1781593418 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Death Before Glory by : Martin Howard
Death Before Glory! is a highly readable, thoroughly researched and comprehensive study of the British army's campaigns in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period and of the extraordinary experiences of the soldiers who served there. Rich in sugar, cotton, coffee and slaves, the region was a key to British prosperity and it was perhaps even more important to her greatest enemy Ð France. Yet, until now, the history of this vital theatre of the Napoleonic Wars has been seriously neglected. Not only does Martin Howard describe, in graphic detail, the entirety of the British campaigns in the region between 1793 and 1815, he also focuses on the human experience of the men Ð the climate and living conditions, the rations and diet, military discipline and training, the treatment of the wounded and the impact of disease. Martin Howard's thoroughgoing and original work is the essential account of this fascinating but often overlooked aspect of the history of the British army and the Napoleonic Wars.
Author |
: Roger Knight |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 425 |
Release |
: 2022-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300246971 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300246978 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Convoys by : Roger Knight
The first account of Britain's convoys during the Napoleonic Wars--showing how the protection of trade played a decisive role in victory During the Napoleonic Wars thousands of merchant ships crisscrossed narrow seas and wide oceans, protected by Britain's warships. These were wars of attrition and raw materials had to reach their shores continuously: timber and hemp from the Baltic, sulfur from Sicily, and saltpeter from Bengal. Britain's fate rested on the strength of its economy--and convoys played a vital role in securing victory. Leading naval historian Roger Knight examines how convoys ensured the protection of trade and transport of troops, allowing Britain to take the upper hand. Detailing the many hardships these ships faced, from the shortage of seaman to the vicissitudes of the weather, Knight sheds light on the innovation and seamanship skills that made convoys such an invaluable tool in Britain's arsenal. The convoy system laid the foundation for Britain's narrow victory over Napoleon and his allies in 1815 and, in doing so, established its naval and mercantile power at sea for a hundred years.