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  • Admirals in Court

    Discipline, Honour and Naval Justice, 1778-1814

    par Professor John Morrow ...
    Exploring the role that courts martial played in the professional lives of flag officers in the late Georgian Royal Navy, this book examines the genesis, proceedings and outcomes of nine trials faced by British admirals in the American and French wars.Despite only one admiral being found guilty as charged, the implications of facing trial were highly significant on all of these officers' careers ... En savoir plus

    $120.99 CAD

  • The Naval Government of Newfoundland in the French Wars

    1793-1815

    par Professor John Morrow ...
    Exploring the professional and political ideas of Newfoundland naval governors during the French Wars, this book traces the evolution of the Naval Governorship and administration of the region, shedding a light on a critical period of its early modern history.Contextualising Newfoundland as part of Britain's broader Atlantic Empire, Morrow focuses on the years 1793-1815 as it transitioned from a ... En savoir plus

    $42.99 CAD

  • British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815

    Admirals' Lives

    par Professor John Morrow ...
    During the French wars (1793-1801, 1803-1815) the system of promotion to flag rank in the Royal Navy produced a cadre of admirals numbering more than two hundred at its peak. These officers competed vigorously for a limited number of appointments at sea and for the high honours and significant financial rewards open to successful naval commanders. When on active service admirals faced formidable ... En savoir plus

    $50.79 CAD

  • History of Western Political Thought

    par Professor John Morrow ...
    The third edition of this highly-regarded core textbook offers an accessible and impressively comprehensive account of Western Political Thought over the last two millennia. Structured in four main parts, the chapters are organised around a wide range of key themes, covering everything from Absolute Government and Revolutionary Political Thought to Politics and Freedom and Theories of Civil ... En savoir plus

    $54.99 CAD

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    par J. D. Davies ...
    An extensively illustrated reference covering four tumultuous decades that gave birth to the modern Royal Navy.Winner of the Samuel Pepys Prize and Latham MedalThis reference book describes every aspect of the English navy in the second half of the seventeenth century, from the time when the Fleet Royal was taken into Parliamentary control after the defeat of Charles I, until the accession of ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Fate of a Free People

    A radical re-examination of the Tasmanian wars

    par Henry Reynolds ...
    Collections Livre 111 - Untapped
    This award-winning and critically acclaimed book from one of Australia’s best known historians challenges the myth about the fate of Tasmania’s Indigenous people, vividly describing the extent of their resistance to colonisation, discussing the terms of the peace agreement under which they called themselves the ‘free Aborigines of Van Diemen’s Land’, and arguing that they weren’t defeated—but ... En savoir plus

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  • Kings of the Sea

    Charles II, James II & the Royal Navy

    par J. D. Davies ...
    It has always been widely accepted that the Stuart kings, Charles II and James II, had an interest in the navy and more generally in the sea. Their enthusiastic delight in sailing, for instance, is often cited as marking the establishment of yachting in England. The major naval developments in their reigns on the other hand developments that effectively turned the Royal Navy into a permanent, ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • William Cox

    par Richard Cox ...
    William Cox (17641837) was a soldier, road builder, and pioneering pastoralist in the colony of New South Wales. He made his name building the road across the Blue Mountains in 1814. In just over six months, his team of 30 convicts hacked out 163 kilometres of road through appalling terrain, without serious accident. As such he is part of early Australian history. But whilst his sympathetic ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • Rough Justice

    Policing, Crime, and the Origins of the Newfoundland Constabulary, 1729–1871

    par Keith Mercer ...
    Rough Justice is a history of policing and crime in early Newfoundland. It focuses on the period between the appointment of the first constables on the island in 1729 to the establishment of the Newfoundland Constabulary in 1871, now known as the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. This makes the Constabulary the oldest continuous police service in Canada. This book concentrates on regular constables ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • The English Revolution and the Wars in the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1652

    par I.J. Gentles ...
    Collections series Modern Wars In Perspective
    Ian Gentles provides a riveting, in-depth analysis of the battles and sieges, as well as the political and religious struggles that underpinned them. Based on extensive archival and secondary research he undertakes the first sustained attempt to arrive at global estimates of the human and economic cost of the wars. The many actors in the drama are appraised with subtlety. Charles I, while partly ... En savoir plus

    $100.99 CAD

  • On Her Majesty's Service

    Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada

    par Christopher McCreery ...
    Royal recognition in Canada is accorded through a variety of honours and awards, including the Royal Victorian Order, Medal, and Chain; Vice-Regal and Commissioners' Commendations; and Vice-Regal and Commissioners' Recognition Badges. On Her Majesty's Service examines the history and development of these marks of honour from the Crown in detail and also provides complete lists of Canadian ... En savoir plus

    $8.69 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Making of the Modern Admiralty

    British Naval Policy-Making, 1805–1927

    par C. I. Hamilton ...
    Collections series Cambridge Military Histories
    This is an important new history of decision-making and policy-making in the British Admiralty from Trafalgar to the aftermath of Jutland. C. I. Hamilton explores the role of technological change, the global balance of power and, in particular, of finance and the First World War in shaping decision-making and organisational development within the Admiralty. He shows that decision-making was found ... En savoir plus

    $138.39 CAD