A searching collection of investigations into British naval power in the closing centuries of the sailing ship era. The discussions focus on the later seventeenth century strategy of a 'big ship' battlefleet; the setting up of a Western Squadron post-1689; naval recruiting; naval power and foreign policy; and the administration of the early Victorian navy and the coming of steam.
| ISBN: | 9780859893855 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 1992 |
| Author: | Michael Duffy, University of Exeter |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | Exeter Maritime Studies |
| Genres: |
Naval forces and warfare |