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The sea warriors : fighting captains and frigate warfare in the age of Nelson / Richard Woodman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woodman, Richard, 1944-2024.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805.
- Contemporaries.
- Great Britain--History, Naval--18th century.
- Great Britain.
- Naval history.
- Great Britain--History, Naval--19th century.
- Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805--Contemporaries.
- Nelson, Horatio Nelson.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First Carroll and Graf edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001.
- Summary:
- In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the captains and crews of the world's great sailing ships braved weather, enemies, and disease asea. This volume chronicles the true-life exploits of these men and restores these sea warriors their moment.
- Contents:
- 1 'Post nubila Phoebus' 1
- 2 'We dished her up in fifty minutes' 19
- 3 'Consummate professional skill' 35
- 4 'A very heavy gale' 53
- 5 'Broadside uppermost' 69
- 6 'The Devil in harbour' 91
- 7 'I shall return' 105
- 8 'I will lead you myself' 119
- 9 'So daring an enterprise' 139
- 10 'The peace which passeth all understanding' 163
- 11 'England expects' 187
- 12 Firmness ... to the backbone' 209
- 13 'Stand firm' 229
- 14 'Remember Nelson' 247
- 15 'My Lord, you must go...' 263
- 16 'To purge the eastern side of the globe' 279
- 17 'Don't give up the ship' 295
- 18 'The ship is safe' 323.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-346) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786708557
- OCLC:
- 46785401
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