Commodore squib : the life, times and secretive wars of England's first rocket man, Sir William Congreve, 1772-1828 / by James Earle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Earle, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Congreve, William, Sir, 1772-1828.

Congreve, William.

Inventors--Great Britain--Biography.

Inventors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sir William Congreve, political propagandist, lawyer, inventor, and Chief Equerry to King George IV, was one of the foremost military salesmen of the early nineteenth century. When England faced the overwhelming might of Napoleonic France, Sir William championed the potential of secret weapons, notably gunpowder rockets, mass-produced by the latest advances in manufacturing science. His was a world of fireships, bomb brigs, invasion fleets, experimental warfare, espionage, and the intense ho...

Contents:

CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; INVENTIONS AND TREATISES OF SIR WILLIAM CONGREVE,1772-1828; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-282-58524-X

9786612585241

1-4438-1815-1

OCLC:

830167725