Opposing the Slavers

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Comprehensively overhauls existing understanding of the Royal Navy's campaign against the Atlantic slave trade. * Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, King's College, London, UK * This is going to be the go-to reference work for anyone seeking information on the Royal Navy's anti-slaving patrols. * Rafe Blaufarb, Professor of History, Florida State University, USA * Such is its quality that it cannot fail to add immeasurably to our understanding of both the history of the 19th century Royal navy and the wider history of the slave trade. Opposing the Slavers is a fine example of meticulous academic research and writing, ... a magnificent achievement which thoroughly illuminates a previously misunderstood or even partially forgotten part of the history of Great Britain and the Royal Navy. There is no doubt it should be on the shelves of any serious student of naval history or the history of the transatlantic slave trade...a genuine work of scholarship. * Military History Review * A work of immense scholarship ... I have to read a lot of books, rarely do I encounter books that have excellence running through them quite like this ... Peter Grindal's book is a masterpiece. * Naval Review *