Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British Navy : with some account of the conditions of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century, and of its subsequent development during the sail period
1904
Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British Navy : with some account of the conditions of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century, and of its subsequent development during the sail period
Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914
1904
Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. xiv, 500 pages : 22 cm Each plate accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress Includes index Introductory. Conditions of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century.--Progress of naval warfare during the eighteenth century; Hawke: the spirit.--Rodney: the form.--Howe: the general officer, as tactician.--Jervis: the general officer, as disciplinarian and strategist.--Saumarez: the fleet officer and division commander.--Pellew: the frigate captain and partisan officer