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Fighting at sea in the eighteenth century : the art of sailing warfare /
In a series of thematic chapters, following the rough chronology of a sea fight from initial contact to damage repair, the author offers a dramatic interpretation of fighting at sea in the eighteenth century, and explains in greater depth than ever before how and why sea battles (including Trafalgar...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk, U.K. : Rochester, N.Y. :
Boydell Press ; Boydell & Brewer,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contact
- Chase and escape I: speed and performance
- Chase and escape II: the tactics of chasing
- Station keeping
- Communication
- Unwritten rules
- Command
- The weather gage
- Fleet tactics
- Fighting tactics
- Damage
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Fleet battles
- Glossary of nautical terms.