A mission of honour : the Royal Navy in the Pacific, 1769-1997
McLean, John2011
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Place reservation for A mission of honour : the Royal Navy in the Pacific, 1769-1997From Captain Cook to the handover of Hong Kong, this text deals with such diverse topics as exploration, marine surveying & charting, carrying convicts to Australia & taking New Zealand kauri spars back to Britain for the Royal Dockyards, & maintaining stocks of provisions on remote islands for the benefit of shipwrecked sailors.
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Derby : Winter Productions, 2011.
Collation:
518 p. : ill., maps.
ISBN:
9781872970233 (hbk)
Dewey class:
359'.00941359.00941
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain. Royal Navy. British Pacific Fleet -- History -- 18th centuryGreat Britain. Royal Navy. British Pacific Fleet -- History -- 19th centuryGreat Britain. Royal Navy. British Pacific Fleet -- History -- 20th centuryPacific Area -- History, Naval -- 18th centuryPacific Area -- History, Naval -- 19th centuryPacific Area -- History, Naval -- 20th centuryWarfare and Defence
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1370738
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