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Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914 |
| Title |
Types of Naval Officers, Drawn from the History of the British Navy
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| Contents |
Introductory; conditions of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century -- Progress of naval warfare during the eighteenth century; Hawke, the spirit; Rodney, the form -- Howe, the general officer, as tactician -- Jervis, the general officer, as disciplinarian and strategist -- Saumarez, the fleet officer and division commander -- Pellew, the frigate captain and partisan officer.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Steven Gibbs and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
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| Subject |
Saumarez, James, 1757-1836
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| Subject |
Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography
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| Subject |
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century
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| Subject |
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History
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| Subject |
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Biography
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Hawke, Edward Hawke, Baron, 1705-1781
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Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792
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Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799
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St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823
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Exmouth, Edward Pellew, Viscount, 1757-1833
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| Subject |
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
18314 |
| Release Date |
May 4, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 13, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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