Author: MILLER, NATHAN
Title: Broadsides : the age of fighting sail, 1775-1815 / Nathan Miller
Description: New York. Chichester : Wiley (c2000) 2000. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 388 pages; Physical description. : xii. 388 p ; 24 cm. Subject: Naval history. Modern - 18th century. Naval history. Modern - 19th century. Contents: Preface. 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.ISBN: 0471185175. Weight in Kg appr.:

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