The Office of Ordnance has been ill-served by previous accounts of its role in arming the Royal Navy during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Cole offers an in-depth examination of its organizational structure and demonstrates how the department responded to the pressures of war over an extended period of time.
ISBN: | 9781138664517 |
Publication date: | 21st January 2016 |
Author: | Gareth Cole |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 208 pages |
Series: | Warfare, Society and Culture |
Genres: |
History |