Bruno Pappalardo

How to Survive in the Georgian Navy

A Sailor's Guide

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An exploration of a life at sea in the time of Captain Cook and Admiral Nelson, covering topics as wide-ranging as science, exploration, mutiny, and discipline.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 189mm x 128mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9781472830876
• ISBN-10: 1472830873
• Artikelnr.: 52612866

Autorenporträt

Bruno Pappalardo

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Foundations of a Georgian Navy
Chapter 1: The Officers and Ratings of the Georgian Royal Navy
Chapter 2: Joining the Georgian Royal Navy
Chapter 3: Crimes and Punishments: Discipline in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 4: Victuals and Time Out: Food, Drink and Recreation in the
Georgian Navy
Chapter 5: Keeping a Healthy Crew: Medicine in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 6: A Matter of Survival: Storms, Shipwreck and Fire on Board Ship
Chapter 7: Venturing into the Unknown: Exploration and Science in the
Georgian Navy
Chapter 8: A Navy at War: Sea Battles in the Georgian Era
Chapter 9: Mutiny in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 10: Women at Sea in the Age of Sail
Epilogue: The Legacy of the Georgian Navy
Timeline of Major Naval Battles and Events
Bibliography
Index