Shipping and the American war, 1775-83 : a study of British transport organization / David Syrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Syrett, David, author.

Series:

History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections

History : Bloomsbury academic collections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipping--Great Britain--History.

Shipping.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 1970.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Showing the complex interaction of strategy, logistics, administration, and economics, Syrett's pioneering text brings to light some basic causes for the ultimate failure of the British war effort during the American War of Independence. This war effort was fatally compromised by the British need to support a great army and a large naval force in the western hemisphere while at the same time facing a coalition of maritime powers on the European continent."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

I. The Higher Chain of Command

II. The Navy Board

III. The Lower Chain of Command

IV. Short-term Procurement of Tonnage

V. Long-term Procurement of Tonnage

VI. The Measurement, Inspection and Fitting-out of Ships entering the Transport Service

VII. The Growth of the Provision Problem, 1775-79

VIII. The Navy Board's Victuallers

IX. The Navy Board's Transports

X. Shipping and the American War: A Conclusion

Appendices

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

"First published in 1970 by The Athlone Press."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474285308

1474285309

9781474241342

1474241344

OCLC:

933565822