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The Birth of the Royal Marines, 1664-1802
Britt Wyatt Britt Wyatt Zerbe
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Description for The Birth of the Royal Marines, 1664-1802
Hardback. Traces the origins and early development of the Royal Marines, outlining their organisational structures, their recruitment and social background, the activities in which they were engaged, and how their distinctive identity was forged. Num Pages: 302 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings, 5 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
Traces the origins and early development of the Royal Marines, outlining their organisational structures, their recruitment and social background, the activities in which they were engaged, and how their distinctive identity was forged. The Royal Marines come from a long and proud tradition dating back to 1664. However, the first incarnation of the service, the Marine Regiments, was plagued by structural and operational difficulties. The formation of the BritishMarine Corps at the onset of the Seven Years War in 1755 was a defining moment, for this was the first time the government gave operational priority to the Navy. Following ... Read more
Traces the origins and early development of the Royal Marines, outlining their organisational structures, their recruitment and social background, the activities in which they were engaged, and how their distinctive identity was forged. The Royal Marines come from a long and proud tradition dating back to 1664. However, the first incarnation of the service, the Marine Regiments, was plagued by structural and operational difficulties. The formation of the BritishMarine Corps at the onset of the Seven Years War in 1755 was a defining moment, for this was the first time the government gave operational priority to the Navy. Following ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838371
SKU
V9781843838371
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for The Birth of the Royal Marines, 1664-1802
This book is highly recommended. For those who study warfare in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, it should be mandatory reading. It is even more valuable for those who are interested in or study the development of military institutions, because it provides an excellent example of such a study, in addition to the analysis about the Royal Marines.
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