Imprint:
United Kingdom : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., 1965
Notes:
In 1814 the Navy had all the highlights of its history behind it. It was, in all its essentials, not only the Navy of Nelson, Collingwood, St Vincent and Howe, but also that of Rodney, of Hawke, of Vernon, of Rooke and even of Blake. In 1864 it was well on the road to becoming the Navy of Fisher, of Jellicoe and of Cunningham: a force as forward-looking as its predecessor had been backward-looking.
This book begins with the Old Navy at the peak of its most glorious hour and ends with the Navy in its birth-throes.This fascinating story, which follows the officers and men of the Royal Navy through the period of the long peace up to and beyond the Crimean War is primarily a social history. Its facts, and the anecdotes which illuminate these facts, are drawn from contemporary documents, ranging from Navy Lists and Admiralty Orders to the journals and recollections of the men concerned.
Bookmark Link:
https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/KIDS/BIBENQ?BRN=2884051
