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The Naval Chronicle, Volume XIX ; January to June 1808: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a

The Naval Chronicle, Volume XIX ; January to June 1808: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, with a

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ISBN10: 9353603951
ISBN13: 9789353603953
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 554
Weight: 1.53
Height: 1.23 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Stand on the quarterdeck with the officers and seamen of the British Royal Navy in 1808, as the struggle against Napoleon rages across the oceans. The sea defined Britain then. Volume XIX of The Naval Chronicle gathers contemporary dispatches, royal navy biographies, official reports and reflective essays from January to June 1808, capturing the texture of Napoleonic era Britain at war. From debates on seamanship and discipline to vivid notices of age of sail battles and coastal defence, it forms a rich maritime history collection built from primary source naval documents, written in the language of those who served. As a meticulously compiled naval history reference, The Naval Chronicle became the authoritative printed record of the service during the Napoleonic naval warfare years; today it remains indispensable for naval history students, researchers and readers who want to feel close to the realities behind Horatio Nelson naval history and the world later evoked in Patrick O'Brian naval fiction. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Handsome on the shelf and rewarding in the hand, this volume is both a working resource and an evocative gift for naval enthusiasts, combining documentary rigour with the immediacy of voices drawn from the heart of the fleet.

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