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The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759: Britain's Other Trafalgar

Autor Nicholas Tracy
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 oct 2021
Revered naval theorist, Alfred Thayer Mahan, thought the Battle of Quiberon Bay (20 Nov 1759) was as significant as Nelson's victory in 1805, calling it "the Trafalgar of this war [the Seven Years War]." Arguably it was even more vital.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781399014496
ISBN-10: 1399014498
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 8pp plates, 7 maps
Dimensiuni: 154 x 232 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: Pen & Sword Books

Notă biografică

Dr Nicholas Tracy is a member of the History Department of the University of New Brunswick, and an associate of the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society. He has written extensively on naval strategy, tactics in the age of sail, art history, and biography, and is now engaged in a study of Canada's use of naval forces following the end of the Cold War. He is an experienced yachtsman and brings his understanding of the sea to bear on his descriptions of naval warfare.

Though "Nelson's Battles" is his first book to appear in the Seaforth Publishing imprint, Tracy has worked for many years with the Seaforth team.

Descriere

Analysis of a crucial battle in British naval historyRe-examines a neglected moment in naval warfareGripping account of this daring attack on the French FleetPlaces the battle in the wider context of the Seven Years war, particularly upon the war in North America.