
Anson's Navy
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Brian Lavery is one of Britain's leading naval historians and a prolific author. A Curator Emeritus at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and a renowned expert on the sailing navy and the Royal Navy, in 2007 he won the prestigious Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award. His naval writing was further honoured in 2008 with the Society of Nautical Research's Anderson Medal. His recent titles include Ship (2006), Royal Tars (2010), Conquest of the Ocean (2013), In Which They Served (2008), Churchill's Navy (2006), and the Sunday Times bestseller Empire of the Seas (2010). Brian lives in London.
Content
- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART I The Roots of Naval Power
- Mastery of the Seas
- Dutch and French Wars
- George, Lord Anson
- Government and Administration
- Britain in the World
- The First British Empire
- PART II The Ships
- Old and New Types of Ship
- Ship Design
- Shipbuildin
- Armamen
- PART III Officers
- Officers' Entry and Training
- The Officer Corps
- Captain
- Warrant Officers
- PART IV The Ship's Crew
- The Recruitment of Seamen
- Types of Seamen
- Marine
- PART V The Craft of the Mariner
- Navigation
- Seamanship
- Gunnery and Fighting
- PART VI Shipboard Life
- Life on Board
- Discipline and Punishment
- Medicine and Health
- PART VII Dockyards and Bases
- Home Dockyards and Anchorages
- Overseas Bases
- Victualling, Medical and Armament Depots
- PART VIII The Fleets
- Admirals
- Fleets and Stations
- Signals
- A Signal Book
- PART IX Merchant Shipping
- Ports, Ships and Men
- Protecting the Merchant Marine
- PART X Allies and Enemies
- Allies
- Enemies
- PART XI Strategy and Tactics
- The Western Squadron
- Single-Ship Action
- Fleet Battle
- The Threat of Invasion
- PART XII Amphibious Warfare
- The Role of Amphibious Warfare
- The Army
- Amphibious Warfare Vessels
- Tactics
- PART XIII Defeat, Victory and Anson's Legacy
- Penalties and Rewards
- The Effects of the War
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover
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