The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815W. W. Norton & Company, 2005 - 907 Seiten The Command of the Ocean describes with unprecedented authority and scholarship the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. Based on the author's own research in a dozen languages over more than a decade, it describes not just battles, voyages, and cruises but also how the Navy was manned, supplied, fed, and, above all, how it was financed and directed. N. A. M. Rodger provides convincing reassessments of such famous figures as Pepys, Hawke, Howe, and St. Vincent. The very particular and distinct qualities of Nelson and Collingwood are illuminatingly contrasted, and the world of officers and men who make up the originals of Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower is brilliantly brought to life. Rodger's comparative view of other navies--French, Dutch, Spanish, and American--allows him to make a fresh assessment of the qualities of the British. |
Inhalt
A Mountain of Iron Operations 16491654 | lxv |
Cromwells Hooves Operations 16541659 | 14 |
A LookingGlass of Calamity Administration 16491660 | 27 |
The Melody of Experienced Saints Social History 16491660 | 44 |
Terrible Obstinate and Bloody Battle Operations 16601668 | 59 |
Protestant Liberty Operations 16681687 | 74 |
Amazement and Discontent Administration 16601688 | 89 |
Learning and Doing and Suffering Social History 16601688 | 106 |
Science versus Technology Ships 17141815 | 402 |
Order and Anarchy Operations 17931797 | 420 |
Infinite Honour Social History 17931802 Men and Manning | 436 |
The Second Coalition Operations 17971801 | 448 |
A Great and Virtuous Character Administration 17931815 | 467 |
A Thinking Set of People Social History 18031815 Men and Manning | 483 |
Honour and Salt Beef Social History 17931815 Officers | 501 |
Gain and Loss Operations 18031805 | 522 |
Mad Proceedings Operations 16881692 | 130 |
Notorious and Treacherous Mismanagement Operations 16931700 | 146 |
An Additional Empire Operations 17011714 | 158 |
Strife and Envy Administration 16891714 | 175 |
Our Mob Social History 16891714 | 195 |
Great Frigates Ships 16491714 | 210 |
Pride and Prejudice Operations 17151744 | 220 |
A Strong Squadron in Soundings Operations 17441748 | 235 |
A Scandal to the Navy Operations 17491758 | 251 |
Myths Made Real Operations 17581763 | 266 |
The Great Wheels of Commerce and War Administration 17151763 | 285 |
Disagreeable Necessities Social History 17151763 | 306 |
The Battle of the Legislature Operations 17631779 | 321 |
Distant Waters Operations 17801783 | 337 |
The British Lion Has Claws Operations 17841792 | 352 |
Plans of Improvement Administration 17631792 | 362 |
A Golden Chain or a Wooden Leg Social History 17631792 Officers | 374 |
Dividing and Quartering Social History 17631792 Men and Manning | 389 |
A Continental System Operations 18061811 | 539 |
No Greater Obligations Operations 18121815 | 557 |
Conclusion | 569 |
Chronology | 579 |
Ships | 600 |
Fleets | 604 |
Rates of Pay | 612 |
Admirals and Officials | 623 |
Manpower | 630 |
Naval Finance | 634 |
References | 641 |
741 | |
Foreign Glossary | 766 |
Abbreviations | 768 |
Bibliography | 771 |
Index | 859 |
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