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Book Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War  explanatory of     the signals contained in the Signal Book  etc

Download or read book Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War explanatory of the signals contained in the Signal Book etc written by Great Britain. Admiralty and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War

Download or read book Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War written by Great Britain. Admiralty and published by . This book was released on 1780 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War

Download or read book Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War written by and published by . This book was released on 179? with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War

Download or read book Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War written by Great Britain. Royal Navy and published by . This book was released on 1776* with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Signals and Instructions  1776 1794

Download or read book Signals and Instructions 1776 1794 written by Julian Stafford Corbett and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fighting Instructions  1530 1816

Download or read book Fighting Instructions 1530 1816 written by Julian Stafford Corbett and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Publications of the Navy Records Society

Download or read book Publications of the Navy Records Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hawke  Nelson and British Naval Leadership  1747 1805

Download or read book Hawke Nelson and British Naval Leadership 1747 1805 written by Ruddock F. Mackay and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2009 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discussion of the key leadership qualities which underpinned Britain's naval victories in the eighteenth century.

Book Fighting Instructions  1530 1816

Download or read book Fighting Instructions 1530 1816 written by Julian Stafford Corbett and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting Instructions by Julian Stafford Corbett is a collection of war tactics with historically effective techniques in mind. Contents: "1. INTRODUCTORY. ALONSO DE CHAVES ON SAILING TACTICS, Espejo de Navegantes, circa 1530; 2. INTRODUCTORY. AUDLEY'S FLEET ORDERS, circa 1530, Orders to be used by the King's Majesty's Navy by the Sea; 3. INTRODUCTORY. THE ADOPTION OF SPANISH TACTICS BY HENRY VIII, Lord Lisle, 1545, No. 1 20, No. 2 23."

Book When Information Came of Age

Download or read book When Information Came of Age written by Daniel R. Headrick and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-12-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the Information Age is often described as a new era, a cultural leap springing directly from the invention of modern computers, it is simply the latest step in a long cultural process. Its conceptual roots stretch back to the profound changes that occurred during the Age of Reason and Revolution. When Information Came of Age argues that the key to the present era lies in understanding the systems developed in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to gather, store, transform, display, and communicate information. The book provides a concise and readable survey of the many conceptual developments between 1700 and 1850 and draws connections to leading technologies of today. It documents three breakthroughs in information systems that date to the period: the classification and nomenclature of Linnaeus, the chemical system devised by Lavoisier, and the metric system. It shows how eighteenth-century political arithmeticians and demographers pioneered statistics and graphs as a means for presenting data succinctly and visually. It describes the transformation of cartography from art to science as it incorporated new methods for determining longitude at sea and new data on the measure the arc of the meridian on land. Finally, it looks at the early steps in codifying and transmitting information, including the development of dictionaries, the invention of semaphore telegraphs and naval flag signaling, and the conceptual changes in the use and purpose of postal services. When Information Came of Age shows that like the roots of democracy and industrialization, the foundations of the Information Age were built in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century.

Book The Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Age

Download or read book The Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Age written by Mark Jessop and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2020-02-08 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Takes us into areas that aren’t always covered . . . stand[s] out from the crowd of Napoleonic Naval studies.” —History of War In 1801, the newly forged United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland commenced its existence at war with France and her allies—and remained so until 1815. After 1812, she had to shoulder the extra burden of a war against the United States of America. With conflict on multiple fronts, hardships continued to be inflicted at home. Trade was made precarious. People became bone-weary of hostilities and the threat of invasion ran high. Napoléon Bonaparte was no ordinary opponent, and the United States navy showed the world the worth of her ships, but what stood in their way was the Royal Navy. Despite notable losses, after the victory of Trafalgar in 1805 she dominated the seas. Although not the only means, her warships were the nation’s first line of defense that helped keep British shores safe. As the era ended it was obvious the navy had to change. Steam began to alter perspectives with new opportunities. But the Royal Navy would remain what it had been: A naval superpower. Britain’s oldest continual military force. The senior service.

Book How to Survive in the Georgian Navy

Download or read book How to Survive in the Georgian Navy written by Bruno Pappalardo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rigidly organised and harshly disciplined, the Georgian Royal Navy was an orderly and efficient fighting force which played a major role in Great Britain's wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries. This guide explores what it was like to be a sailor in the Georgian Navy. Focusing on the period from 1714 to 1820, this concise book examines the Navy within its wider historical, national, organisational and military context, and reveals exactly what it took to survive a life in its service. It looks at how a seaman could join the Royal Navy, including the notorious 'press gangs'; what was meant by 'learning the ropes'; and the severe punishments that could be levied for even minor misdemeanours as a result of the Articles of War. Military tactics, including manning the guns and tactics for fending off pirates are also revealed, as is the problem of maintaining a healthy diet at sea – and the steps that sailors themselves could take to avoid the dreaded scurvy. Covering other fascinating topics as wide-ranging as exploration, mutiny, storms, shipwrecks, and women on board ships, this 'Sailor's Guide' explores the lives of the Navy's officers and sailors, using extracts from contemporary documents and writings to reconstruct their experiences in vivid detail.

Book Doctrine And Fleet Tactics In The Royal Navy

Download or read book Doctrine And Fleet Tactics In The Royal Navy written by James J. Tritten and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Navy was characterized by a recent RAND study as being “the supra-national institution that has inherited the British Navy’s throne to naval supremacy.” Given the legacy of the traditions that have passed from the Royal Navy to the U.S. Navy, one cannot consider naval doctrine in the U.S. Navy without first conducting an analysis of how navy doctrine evolved in Great Britain. This paper reviews and analyzes doctrine in the British Navy. It concludes with an assessment of the doctrinal process in the Royal Navy and with potential lessons for us today.

Book Nelson s Battles

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nicholas Tracy
  • Publisher : Naval Institute Press
  • Release : 2008-10-01
  • ISBN : 1612519342
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book Nelson s Battles written by Nicholas Tracy and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his first dramatic initiatives at the Battle of St. Vincent in 1797 to his last battle at Trafalgar in 1805, Horatio Nelson was a force to be reckoned with and a hero to his countrymen. This illuminating study of the battles that played such an important role in Napoleon's defeat also takes a close look at the admiral's art of naval warfare. It shows that Nelson was quick to adapt new ideas and technical developments. This prowess, and a remarkable ability to lead and a genius for making decisive moves, made him the consummate master of naval warfare. This newly revised edition provides the most up-to-date analysis of Nelson's victories available.

Book Nelson  s Battles

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nicolas Tracy
  • Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
  • Release : 2008-07-24
  • ISBN : 1848320094
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Nelson s Battles written by Nicolas Tracy and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horatio Nelson was a hero from the time when his dramatic initiative won the battle of St Vincent in 1797, while his last battle, at Trafalgar, reduced the enemy naval forces so thoroughly that they were no longer able to have any bearing on the outcome of the war. As well as being a brilliant study of those naval battles which played such an important role in Napoleon's defeat, it also makes a close study of the admiral's art which, during the last years of the eighteenth century, developed faster than at any time since the previous century and led to Britain's mastery of the seas for more than 100 years. The Seven Years War and the War of the American Revolution stimulated the development of new ideas and the experience gained from them, as well as the developments in ship design and signalling, and the perfection of drill, transformed naval methods. Nelson became a master of them all. This technical prowess, combined with a remarkable ability to lead his men and his genius for making decisive moves, 'the Nelson touch', made him the consummate master of naval warfare. Highly readable, concise and insightful, this new edition will prove a popular choice for those seeking an introduction to naval warfare in the age of sail.

Book Alphabetical Catalogue of the Navy Department Library

Download or read book Alphabetical Catalogue of the Navy Department Library written by United States. Library and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: