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Author:

Willis, Sam.

Title:

Fighting at sea in the eighteenth century : the art of sailing warfare / Sam Willis.

Publisher:

Boydell & Brewer,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xviii, 254 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Naval tactics--History--18th century.
Historia naval moderna.
Marina de guerra--Táctica--Historia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-241) and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

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) were won and lost in the great Age of Sail. He explains in detail how two ships or fleets identified each other to be enemies; how and why they manoeuvred for battle; how a commander communicated his ideas, and how and why his subordinates acted in the way that they did. --from publisher description

ISBN:

1843833670
9781843833673

OCLC:

(OCoLC)176925283

LCCN:

2008299347

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)