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The age of the ship of the line : the British & French navies, 1650-1815
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The age of the ship of the line : the British & French navies, 1650-1815 / Jonathan R. Dull.
ISBN
9780803219304 (cloth : alk. paper)
080321930X (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2009.
Physical Description
viii, 250 p. : maps, plans ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 23, 2009
Series
Studies in war, society, and the military
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-237) and index.
Contents
List of maps and battle diagrams
The ship of the line begins its reign
Louis XIV and his wars
Foolish wars end an age of peace
Sea power and the outcome of the Seven Years' War
Winners and losers in the War of American Independence
Change and continuity during the French Revolution
The role of the navies in the Napoleonic War
The ingredients of supremacy in the Age of Sail.
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