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Naval and Military Operations of Great Britain: Foundations of a New Naval Strategy
Robert Beatson
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Description for Naval and Military Operations of Great Britain: Foundations of a New Naval Strategy
Hardcover. 6-volume major work BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; JWD; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Naval and Military Operations of Great Britain is the single most important contemporary account of the Royal Navy in the 18th century. Its six volumes present a new approach to naval strategy. Defeat in the American Revolutionary War called into question the assumptions of superiority upon which so much earlier commentary on naval affairs had been based. By addressing the specific causes of the disaster, the author, Robert Beatson (1742-1818), hoped to render both the navy and the nation wiser for the future. Lauded by key figures in the development of naval strategy, including John Laughton, Alfred T. Mahan, and ... Read more
Naval and Military Operations of Great Britain is the single most important contemporary account of the Royal Navy in the 18th century. Its six volumes present a new approach to naval strategy. Defeat in the American Revolutionary War called into question the assumptions of superiority upon which so much earlier commentary on naval affairs had been based. By addressing the specific causes of the disaster, the author, Robert Beatson (1742-1818), hoped to render both the navy and the nation wiser for the future. Lauded by key figures in the development of naval strategy, including John Laughton, Alfred T. Mahan, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784532987
SKU
V9781784532987
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99-5
About Robert Beatson
Robert Beatson LLD (1742-1818) was an ensign in General St Clair's regiment, the First or Royal Regiment of the Foot, later the Royal Scots. He took part in the raid on Rochefort in 1756, saw service in Ireland and took part in amphibious operations against Martinique and Guadeloupe. After the Seven Years' War he moved to Aberdeen, where he served ... Read more
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