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13 produkter
Pursuit of Victory
The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson
Av Roger Knight
Häftad, 2006
232 kr
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The starting point of Roger Knight's magnificent new biography is to explain how Nelson achieved such extraordinary success. Knight places him firmly in the context of the Royal Navy at the time. He analyses Nelson's more obvious qualities, his leadership strengths and his coolness and certainty in …
Britain Against Napoleon
The Organization of Victory, 1793-1815
Av Roger Knight
Häftad, 2014
220 kr
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From Roger Knight, established by the multi-award winning The Pursuit of Victory as 'an authority ... none of his rivals can match' (N.A.M. Rodger), Britain Against Napoleon is the first book to explain how the British state successfully organised itself to overcome Napoleon - and how very close it …
Pursuit of Victory
The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson
Av Roger Knight
E-bok, 2006
147 kr
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The starting point of Roger Knight's magnificent new biography is to explain how Nelson achieved such extraordinary success. Knight places him firmly in the context of the Royal Navy at the time. He analyses Nelson's more obvious qualities, his leadership strengths and his coolness and certainty in …
Britain Against Napoleon
The Organization of Victory, 1793-1815
Av Roger Knight
E-bok, 2013
136 kr
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From Roger Knight, established by his multi-award winning book The Pursuit of Victory as 'an authority ... none of his rivals can match' (N.A.M. Rodger), Britain Against Napoleon is the first book to explain how the British state successfully organised itself to overcome Napoleon - and how very …
William IV (Penguin Monarchs)
A King at Sea
Av Roger Knight
E-bok, 2015
57 kr
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William IV, the 'Sailor King', reigned for just seven years. Rash and impetuous as a young man, he was sent to join the navy by his father, George III, to bring him to order, but he was overpromoted at an early age and saw his years of active service marked by a series of calamities. He was also …
William IV (Penguin Monarchs)
A King at Sea
Av Roger Knight
Häftad, 2019
66 kr
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'He had brought nothing but trouble to the navy: how would he fare as King?'Known as the 'Sailor King', William IV was sent to join the navy by his father to discipline him, but instead became notorious for his calamitous years of service, his debts and his relationship with the actress Mrs Jordan. …
Convoys
The British Struggle Against Napoleonic Europe and America
Av Roger Knight
Häftad, 2023
165 kr
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The first account of Britain’s convoys during the Napoleonic Wars—showing how the protection of trade played a decisive role in victory During the Napoleonic Wars thousands of merchant ships crisscrossed narrow seas and wide oceans, protected by Britain’s warships. These were wars of attrition and …
Citizen Rising
Av Roger Knight
E-bok, 2014
61 kr
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While growing up within a loving African American family, a little boy develops a deep understanding of right and wrong and the responsibility that accompanies his choices. Some forty years later, Rohillio Jabel recognizes that it is only through Gods grace and mercy that he has been successful in …
Sustaining the Fleet, 1793-1815
War, the British Navy and the Contractor State
Av Roger Knight, Martin Wilcox
Inbunden, 2010
1333 kr
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An assessment of the work of the contractors who were commissioned by the Victualling Board to provision the fleet in this period.Provisioning the fleet, and the army overseas, during the French Wars of 1793-1815 was a major undertaking. This book explains how the Victualling Board in London …
