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London and the Georgian Navy
Häftad, 2013
207 kr
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At a time when the Royal Navy was the biggest and best in the world, Georgian London was the hub of this immense industrial-military complex, underpinning and securing a global trading empire that was entirely dependent on the navy for its existence.Philip MacDougall explores the bureaucratic web …
Battles of the Russian Navy 1793 - 1815
Inbunden, 2026
271 kr
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In the naval war fought against France between 1793 and 1815, the activities of the Russian navy have been substantially neglected by Western historians. This book seeks to redress this oversight. After Great Britain and France, Russia had, during these years, the world’s third most powerful navy, …
Portsmouth's Military Heritage
Häftad, 2023
181 kr
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The dockyard at Portsmouth was founded by Henry VII, developing into a naval base that was essentially the nation’s most important military establishment. Here, in times of war, huge fleets were assembled and the harbour that lay alongside the dockyard witnessed the constant arrival and departure …
Thames Estuary's Military Heritage
Häftad, 2023
181 kr
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The Thames Estuary is the gateway into London that had to be defended against seaborne invasion. Through proximity to the Continent, these waters were a likely passageway for those intent upon seaborne raids or invasion, necessitating the need for a powerful naval force to be on hand when …
Lost Gillingham
Häftad, 2024
181 kr
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The town of Gillingham in Kent grew up around the Royal Navy’s Chatham Dockyard. By the River Medway, this had been an important maritime area for centuries but it was only in the nineteenth century that the small settlement grew into a town. A large proportion of the town’s workforce and …
Portsmouth: A Potted History
Häftad, 2026
187 kr
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Portsmouth is primarily known for its long-term association with the Royal Navy, the naval dockyard at one time the world’s largest employer of a civilian workforce. Yet there is much more to Portsmouth than being home to Britain’s Senior Service. In Portsmouth: A Potted History, the city’s Roman …
Portsmouth: A Potted History
E-bok, 2026
178 kr
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Portsmouth is primarily known for its long-term association with the Royal Navy, the naval dockyard at one time the world's largest employer of a civilian workforce. Yet there is much more to Portsmouth than being home to Britain's Senior Service. In Portsmouth: A Potted History, the city's Roman …
Chatham: A Potted History
Häftad, 2026
187 kr
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Chatham is primarily known for its long-term association with the Royal Navy; its naval dockyard at one time was one of the world’s largest employers of a civilian workforce. Yet there is much more to Chatham than being home to the Royal Navy. This book presents the history of the town of Chatham, …
Chatham: A Potted History
E-bok, 2026
182 kr
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Chatham is primarily known for its long-term association with the Royal Navy; its naval dockyard at one time was one of the world's largest employers of a civilian workforce. Yet there is much more to Chatham than being home to the Royal Navy. This book presents the history of the town of Chatham, …
Naval Mutinies of 1798
The Irish Plot to Seize the Channel Fleet
Inbunden, 2024
274 kr
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For Ireland, the year 1798 saw a major rebellion breaking out against rule from London, a time in which Britain was in its fifth year of a hard-fought war against revolutionary France. Set in motion by the Society of United Irishmen, an underground organisation with links to Paris, the rebellion …
Secret Chichester
Häftad, 2016
187 kr
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Dr Philip MacDougall, local historian, takes you on a journey through the City of Chichester revealing much of its lesser-known history. Here you will find the story behind the city’s nineteenth-century banking crisis, the activities of a London mob of criminals who targeted the Goodwood races, a …
Secret Gillingham
Häftad, 2019
187 kr
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The modern town of Gillingham grew up on the banks of the River Medway around the Royal Naval Dockyard of Chatham, most of which actually lay within Gillingham. The sixteenth century saw the expansion of the one-time fishing and farming village of ‘Jyllingham’ into a town. The population of the …
Islamic Seapower during the Age of Fighting Sail
Inbunden, 2017
1354 kr
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Shows how extensive the naval power of Islamic states was, charts the rise and fall of Islamic navies, and outlines the various wars and campaigns in which Islamic navies were involved.Studies of the "Age of Fighting Sail" have tended to focus on the British or American navies, or sometimes on …
Great Anglo-Russian Naval Alliance of the Eighteenth Century and Beyond
Inbunden, 2022
1275 kr
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Examines Naval co-operation between Britain and Russia and the often underappreciated prowess of the Russian navy.Naval co-operation between Britain and Russia continued throughout the eighteenth century, with Britain providing huge assistance to the growth of Russia's navy, and Russia making an …
Naval Mutinies of 1797
Unity and Perseverance
Av Ann Coats, Philip MacDougall
Inbunden, 2011
1341 kr
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A reassessment of the naval mutinies of 1797, arguing that the mutinies were more industrial dispute than expression of French revolution inspired political radicalism.The naval mutinies of 1797 were unprecedented in scale and impressive in their level of organisation. Under threat of French …
Naval Resistance to Britain's Growing Power in India, 1660-1800
The Saffron Banner and the Tiger of Mysore
Inbunden, 2014
1275 kr
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Reveals, from a non-Eurocentric perspective, how Indian states developed and implemented maritime strategies which posed a serious threat to British naval power in the region.Most books on the colonisation of India view the subject in Eurocentric imperial terms, focusing on the ways in which …
Chatham Through Time
Häftad, 2011
183 kr
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Chatham is a town that has been undergoing change for the last five hundred years. It all began with the arrival of the naval dockyard in the sixteenth century. From this, a town was created which began to grow with the rapidity of a Chatham built warship. The site of the former dockyard is still …
Chatham Dockyard
The Rise and Fall of a Military Industrial Complex
Inbunden, 2012
207 kr
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Founded in 1570, Chatham Dockyard quickly became one of the most important naval yards for the repair and building of warships, maintaining a pre-eminent position for the next 400 years. Located on the River Medway, in all, the yard was responsible for the construction of over 500 warships, these …
Portsmouth Dockyard Through Time
Häftad, 2017
312 kr
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Portsmouth Dockyard has a long and distinguished history. Functioning in a naval capacity since 1495, although more active as a dockyard from the Victorian period, few other places have such a prominent place in Britain’s naval history. The dockyard is the oldest that the Royal Navy has, and boasts …
A-Z of Portsmouth
Places-People-History
Häftad, 2018
187 kr
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Portsmouth is synonymous with the Royal Navy. Its naval dockyard was at one time the world’s largest employer of a civilian workforce, and for many centuries totally dominated the town. There were also allied service industries that met the needs of those employed in the dockyard or the navy: a …
