The British Navy and the state in the eighteenth century /

The Navy in the eighteenth century, though successful, was costly. Its funding and maintenance made those responsible for it politically vulnerable.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilkinson, Clive, 1954-
Autor Corporativo: National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : Rochester, NY : Boydell Press in association with the National Maritime Museum ; Boydell & Brewer, ©2004.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy
1700-1799
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
HISTORY > Modern > 18th Century.
Politics and government
Great Britain > History, Naval > 18th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire navale > 18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 18e siècle.
Great Britain
History
Naval history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; The myth of a paper fleet; Government and the Navy; 'Treating the House with contempt' British naval finance in the eighteenth century; Crisis and victory: The Navy, 1714-62; The peace establishment I: Demobilization and retrenchment, 1763-6; The peace establishment II: Stability, innovation, and the Falklands, 1766-70; Sandwich, Parliament and the paper fleet, 1771-9; Conclusion; APPENDICES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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