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British expeditionary warfare and the defeat of Napoleon 1793-1815 /
The defeat of Napoleon required the shipping of large numbers of troops to, and successfully landing them on, French-controlled territory. This book examines the logistical operations which supported British expeditionary warfare in the period. It outlines the role of the Transport Board, explores h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge :
Boydell & Brewer Ltd.,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontcover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Charts and Tables
- Foreword by Dr Roger Knight
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes and Conventions
- Introduction
- 1. British Expeditionary Warfare, 1793-1815
- 2. Bringing Forward Merchant Shipping for Government Service, 1793-1815
- 3. Competing Demands for Merchant Shipping, 1793-1815
- 4. Economy versus Efficiency
- 5. Conjunct Operations and Amphibious Assaults: Naval and Military Co-operation
- 6. Troop Ships: King's Ships or Merchant Transports?
- 7. Castlereagh's European Expeditions, 1805-08
- 8. 1809: A Year of Military Disappointments
- 9. The Turning of the Tide
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- 1. The British Shipping Register: An account of the number of ships, with their tonnage, which belonged to the several ports of the British Empire between September 1799 and 1820
- 2. Abstract of ships built in the several ports of England from 1786 to 5 January 1814
- 3. Return of the effective strength of the regular and militia forces on 25 June and 25 December 1808-16, specifying the numbers serving at home and abroad
- Bibliography
- Index.