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| Titre : | The Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy |
| Auteurs : | Nicholas Blake, Richard Lawrence |
| Éditions : | Chatham Publishing, 2000
Stackpole Books, 2000 |
| Format : | livre cartonné, 26.8 x 20.8 x 2.3 cm |
| Illustrations : | 50 photos couleur et 450 illustrations en noir et blanc |
| Pages : | 208 |
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| Description : |
This book describes in detail every aspect of the navy of the Nelsonic era and seeks to relate it to the
novels that are based on its operations and feats in battle. The workings of the admiralty, the design and building of
the ships, life on board, food and drink, entertainment, discipline, medicine, fighting tactics, gunnery, seamanship and
shiphandling, and merchant fleets and opposing navies are described and explained in succinct texts and illustrated with
over 5000 commissioned sketches, maps and diagrams as well as four-colour artwork; throughout there are cross-references to
the novels inspired by this great fighting force.
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| Titre : | Nelson's Navy
The Ships, Men and Organisation 1793, 1815 |
| Auteur : | Brian Lavery |
| Édition : | Brassey's : Conway Maritime, 1989
Naval Institute Press, 1994 |
| Format : | livre cartonné, 2.8 x 30.3 x 25.9 cm |
| Pages : | 352 |
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| Description : |
First published in 1990, this encyclopedic yet highly readable work gives an indepth description of the Royal Navy
in Lord Nelson's time. Filled with over four hundred illustrations, the book is divided into fourteen sections that
deal with the design and construction of ships, the navy's administration, and life at sea. Other topics include
shiphandling and navigation, gunnery techniques and fighting tactics, and a discussion of foreign navies of the day.
Nelson's Navy is an important source book for the naval historian, a valuable reference for the enthusiast, and a
revelation to the general reader.
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| Titre : | Nelson's Navy : English Fighting Ships 1793-1815 |
| Auteur : | David Tudor Davies, David Davies |
| Édition : | Stackpole Books, 1996 |
| Format : | livre cartonné |
| Pages : | 208 |
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| Description : |
Describes the great English fighting ships used during the Napoleonic Wars of 1793-1815, their construction and armament;
the daily life of the men who served; the battles, maneuvers, and tactics; and the problems the commanders faced during
the War.
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| Titre : | Nelson's Navy |
| Auteur : | Philip Haythornwaite, William Younghusband (Illustrator) |
| Édition : | Osprey |
| Format : | livre de poche |
| Pages : | 64 |
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| Description : |
Details the uniforms of one of the most skilled and professional navies in the world, the men who swept the seas
clean of Britain's enemies. This book covers many of the most famous battles and personalities of that period, as
well as the ships, combat and crews.
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| Titre : | Nelson's navy |
| Auteur : | Roger Hart |
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| Titre : | Nelson's navy and the French wars |
| Auteur : | R. D. Lobban |
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| Titre : | The Age of Nelson |
| Auteur : | David Lyon |
| Édition : | Airlife Publishing, 1999 |
| Format : | livre cartonné |
| Pages : | 192 |
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| Description : |
An account of the nature of naval warfare in the era of the sail and the personalities involved, covering many
of the most significant naval actions of the second half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century.
Looks at organization and tactics of fighting at sea in the period.
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| Titre : | Sea Battles in Close Up : The Age Of Nelson |
| Série : | Sea Battles in Close-Up |
| Auteur : | David Lyon |
| Édition : | Allan, 1996
United States Naval Inst., 1996 |
| Format : | livre cartonné, 5 x 24.3 x 17.9 cm |
| Pages : | 192 |
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| Description : |
A second volume in the SEA BATTLES IN CLOSE UP series which provides an account of the nature of naval warfare in the
late 18th century. Illustrated with a selection of line drawings, etchings and other contemporary pictures. Published in
conjunction with the National Maritime Museum.
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| Titre : | Nelson and sea power |
| Auteur : | Christopher Lloyd |
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| Titre : | Nelson and the Age of Fighting Sail |
| Auteur : | Oliver Warner |
| Édition : | American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1963 |
| Illustrations : | Paintings, Drawings, Letters, and Maps of the Period |
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| Titre : | Horatio Nelson and the Naval Supremacy of England |
| Auteur : | William C. Russell |
| Édition : | 2000 |
| Format : | livre cartonné |
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| Titre : | Nelson's Favourite : Hms Agamemnon at War 1781-1809 |
| Auteur : | Anthony N. Deane |
| Édition : | United States Naval Inst., 1996 |
| Format : | livre cartonné, 2.7 x 24.2 x 17.5 cm |
| Pages : | 320 |
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| Titre : | Men-Of-War : Life in Nelson's Navy |
| Auteurs : | Patrick O'Brian |
| Édition : | W.W. Norton & Company, 1995 |
| Format : | livre cartonné, 24.5 x 16.5 x 1.6 cm |
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| Description : |
An exploration of what daily life was like in Nelson's navy, for everyone from the
captain on down to the rawest recruit.
Line drawings and charts help to understand the
construction and rigging of ships of the various classes from swift frigates to lumbering
100-gun monsters, the types and dispositions of the guns, and how they operated in battle.
Contemporary drawings and cartoons illustrate aspects of naval life from the press gang to the
scullery. Finally, a generous selection of full-color paintings renders the majesty and the
excitement of fleet actions in the age of fighting sail.
This book hands a lot of information
quickly and in a relatively painless manner about the Royal Navy at the time of the Napoleonic
Wars. O'Brien assumes that you already know a little something about nautical terms and the
warfare of the era.
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| Titre : | Life in Nelson's Navy |
| Auteur : | Dudley Pope |
| Édition : | Chatham Publishing, 1997
United States Naval Inst., 1996 |
| Format : | livre de poche, 22.8 x 15.6 x 2.4 cm |
| Pages : | 290 |
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| Description : |
An account of shipboard life in Nelson's navy at the end of the 18th century during
a period when the Royal Navy dominated the world's oceans. This book covers every aspect of
naval life; ships, daily routine, traditions, nautical slang, medicine at sea, food and
clothing, command structure, punishments, arms and battle, and the face of the enemy. It is
illustrated with diagrams and is filled with sketches of artefacts from the period it describes.
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| Titre : | I sailed with Nelson |
| Auteur : | George Samuel Parsons |
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| Titre : | Child O'War
The True Story of a Boy Sailor in Nelson's Navy. |
| Auteurs : | Leon Garfield, David Proctor, Antony Maitland |
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| Titre : | The Cutlass and the Lash : Mutiny and Discipline in Nelson's Navy |
| Auteur : | Jonathan Neale |
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| Titre : | Nelson's Blood : Story of Naval Rum |
| Auteurs : | A. J. Pack, James Pack |
| Édition : | Naval Institute Press, 1996 |
| Pages : | 196 |
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| Description : |
This book sets the record straight about both the rum and the men who
drunk it as part of their daily ration for 300 years.
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| Titre : | Every Man Will Do His Duty
An Anthology of Firsthand Accounts from the Age of Nelson, 1793 - 1815 |
| Éditeurs : | Dean King, John B. Hattendorf |
| Édition : | Brassey's : Conway Maritime, 1997 |
| Format : | livre cartonné, 24.3 x 16.4 x 3.7 cm |
| Pages : | 462 |
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The history of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars comes alive through
letters, diaries, official chronicles, accounts of life at sea, and eyewitness descriptions of
great sea battles.
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- In the King's Service, 1793-1794
- Commence the Work of Destruction : The Glorious First of June, 1794
- The Noted Pimp of Lisbon and an Unwanted Promotion in Bull Bay, 1794
- For the Good of My Own Soul, 1795
- The Would as Soon Have Faced the Devil Himself as Nelson, 1796
- The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797
- Mad Diskey's Amusement, 1798-1800
- The Fortune of War, 1799
- The Audacious Cruise of the Speedy, 1800-1801
- Bermuda in the Peace, 1802-1803
- The Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
- The Death of Lord Nelson, 1805
- An Unequal Match, 1807-1808
- With Stopford in the Basque Roads, 1808-1809
- When I Beheld These Men Spring from the Ground, 1809
- "Damn'em, Jackson, They've Spoilt My Dancing," 1809-1812
- The Woodwind Is Mightier than the Sword, 1809-1812
- HMS Macedonian vs. USS United States, 1812
- An Unjustifiable and Outrageous Pursuit, 1812-1813
- A Yankee Cruiser in the South Pacific, 1813
- Showdown at Valparaiso, 1814
- We Discussed a Bottle of Chateau Margot Together, 1812-1815
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| Titre : | Most Secret and Confidential : Intelligence in the Age of Nelson |
| Auteur : | Steven E. Maffeo |
| Édition : | Naval Institute Press, 2000 |
| Format : | livre cartonné, 3 x 23.5 x 15.9 cm |
| Pages : | 357 |
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| Description : |
In today's world of satellites and electronic eavesdropping it is hard to appreciate the difficulties involved two
centuries ago in collecting and disseminating secret intelligence in time of war. This book treats readers to a close-up
look at the ingenious methods used to obtain and analyze secret material and deliver it to operational forces at sea. It
brings together information from a variety of sources to provide the first concise analysis of the use and development of
intelligence in the days of fighting sail. The British experience from 1793 to 1815 is the book's main focus, but it also
includes French and American activity. In addition the book examines how commanders used the information to develop
strategy and tactics and win - or sometime lose - battles.
A naval intelligence officer himself, author Steven Maffeo illustrates the role of this "dark craft" by concentrating on the
experiences of Lord Nelson and his contemporaries. A profoundly complex figure, Nelson epitomized the active acquisition of
intelligence and the bold execution of decisions based on an understanding of the material, and Maffeo offers fresh and
illuminating information that supports the admiral's high regard for intelligence work.
Reading at times like a cloak-and-dagger mystery, the story is filled with examples of how Nelson and his associates dealt
with intelligence obstacles and how the outcomes affected their own futures, and, in some cases, the history of the modern
world. Maffeo's anecdotes give marvelous insight into the thoughts of the era's important figures, Bonaparte, Pitt,
Spencer, and Cochrane - not to mention C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey and Maturin. The
author's winning combination of vibrant narrative and zeal for accuracy assures this book a place in the libraries of
military and intelligence professionals, historians, and Forester and O'Brian aficionados.
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