A fundamental component of Britain’s early success, naval impressment not only kept the Royal Navy afloat—it helped to m
166 79 3MB
English Pages 376 Year 2013
Report DMCA / Copyright
DOWNLOAD FILE
The Second World War was a truly global conflict and maritime power played a major role in every theater of operations.
195 26 107MB Read more
The press gang, and its forcible recruitment of sailors to man the Royal Navy in times of war, acquired notoriety for de
103 60 15MB Read more
The press gang is generally regarded as the means by which the British navy solved the problem of recruiting enough seam
405 69 10MB Read more
A New World of Labor connects developments in seventeenth-century Britain with the British experience of slavery on the
303 38 2MB Read more
Featuring contributions by authors from across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, The Loyal Atlantic bri
162 49 2MB Read more
227 30 3MB Read more
187 15 3MB Read more
Throughout World War II, the United States played a pivotal role in the development of British maritime aviation. Even b
216 75 36MB Read more
This historical analysis of the problems faced by the British navy during the War of 1739-1748 also sheds light on the c
237 41 34MB Read more
297 77 2MB Read more