Nelson S Navy In Fiction And Film
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Nelson S Navy In Fiction And Film
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Author : Sue Parrill
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2009-08-21
Nelson S Navy In Fiction And Film written by Sue Parrill and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-21 with Performing Arts categories.
This book provides summaries and analyses of more than 250 novels and nearly 30 films and examines the extent to which they accurately reflect the history, mores and manners of the period—and the extent to which they reveal the ideas and attitudes of their authors and of the periods in which they were written. Particular emphasis is placed on the nature and importance of the war at sea for the British and on the role of famous naval officers such as Nelson, Pellew, Duncan, Smith and Cochrane in the defeat of Napoleon.
Nelson S Navy
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Author : Brian Lavery
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-07-07
Nelson S Navy written by Brian Lavery and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-07 with History categories.
The perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet.
Men O War
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Author : Peter G. Goodwin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Men O War written by Peter G. Goodwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Great Britain categories.
The opening of the film Master and Commander will bring the realities of life in the Navy at the time of the Napoleonic wars to a whole new audience. Based on the first of the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian, and starring Oscar-winner Russell Crowe, it is set to be a blockbuster. Published in conjunction with the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, one of the world's finest Naval museums, Men o'War contains a wealth of illustrations and first-hand accounts. Discover the hardships, the discipline and the dangers of life on board the Royal Navy's warships in the early nineteenth century. Including information on the French and Spanish navies, and an outline of Nelson's career and battles, Men o'War is a complete account of the real world behind the fiction.
Nelson
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Author : Victoria Carolan
language : en
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Release Date : 2015-07-23
Nelson written by Victoria Carolan and has been published by Oldcastle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Nelson continues to fascinate academics as well as the general public. He is still considered one of Britain's greatest heroes and featured within the top ten of the BBC poll of such figures. But why does Nelson still remain such a prominent figure in the national imagination? Beginning with Nelson's early life and an analysis of the condition and practice of the Navy at the time of Nelson's entry into service, Carolan goes on to examine Nelson's naval battles before Trafalgar, particularly the pivotal Battle of the Nile in which the then Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson, with a fleet of fourteen ships, captured six and destroyed seven French vessels out of a total of seventeen and in the process achieved one of the most decisive victories in the age of sail and re-established British command of the Mediterranean. Devoting a full section to the Battle of Trafalgar, Carolan looks in detail at the build-up to the battle, the events and progress of the battle, at the Admirals of the French and Spanish navies and explains why the battle was so decisive in the Napoleonic Wars. She goes on to look at the immediate aftermath of Nelson's death and his state funeral and then to his legacy, the building of monuments (particularly Trafalagar Square and Nelson's Column), the development of the Nelson myth, his depiction in film, his value for propaganda purposes during the two world wars and the current state of scholarship on Nelson.
Nelson S Navy
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Author : Philip Haythornthwaite
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-04-20
Nelson S Navy written by Philip Haythornthwaite and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-20 with History categories.
Despite the many celebrated victories of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars, the role of the Royal Navy should never be overlooked. The 'wooden walls' formed the country's first and most important line of defence, and ranged throughout the world to protect Britain's trade-routes and in support of the land forces and overseas possessions. This book covers the huge variations in uniforms not just in the Navy but the Royal Marines and Infantry regiments which served alongside naval crews. It also looks at the organisation, training and recruitment of the force and corrects a number of misconceptions regarding impressment and training.
Life In Nelson S Navy
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Author : Patrick O'Brian
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Life In Nelson S Navy written by Patrick O'Brian and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Great Britain categories.
The Illustrated Companion To Nelson S Navy
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Author : Nicholas Blake
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2005-08
The Illustrated Companion To Nelson S Navy written by Nicholas Blake and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The fictional exploits of sailors in the Royal Navy have thrilled readers around the world. This title covers various aspects of the Royal Navy including the workings of the admiralty, the designs and building of ships, life on board, food and drink, discipline, seamanship, merchant fleets, and opposing navies.
The Sea In World History 2 Volumes
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Author : Stephen K. Stein
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2017-04-24
The Sea In World History 2 Volumes written by Stephen K. Stein and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-24 with History categories.
This two-volume set documents the essential role of the sea and maritime activity across history, from travel and food production to commerce and conquest. In all eras, water transport has served as the cheapest and most efficient means of moving cargo and people over any significant distance. Only relatively recently have railroads and aircraft provided an alternative. Most of the world's bulk goods continue to travel primarily by ship over water. Even today, 95 percent of the cargo that enters and leaves the United States does so by ship. Similarly, people around the world rely on the sea for food, and in recent years, the sea has become an important source of oil and other resources, with the longterm effects of our continuing efforts to extract resources from the sea further highlighting environmental concerns that range from pollution to the exhaustion of fish stocks. This chronologically organized two-volume reference addresses the history of the sea, beginning with ancient civilizations (4000 to 1000 BCE) and ending with the modern era (1945 to the present day). Each of the eight chapters is further broken down into sections that focus on specific nations or regions, offering detailed descriptions of that area of the world and shorter entries on specific topics, individuals, and events. The book spans maritime history, covering major seafaring peoples and nations; famous explorers, travelers, and commanders; events, battles, and wars; key technologies, including famous ships; important processes and ongoing events, such as piracy and the slave trade; and more. Readers will benefit from dozens of primary source documents—ranging from ancient Egyptian tales of seafaring to texts by renowned travelers like Marco Polo, Zheng He, and Ibn Battuta—that provide firsthand accounts from the age of discovery as well as accounts of battle from World War I and II and more modern accounts of the sea.
Nelson
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Author : Cecil Scott Forester
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Release Date : 2001
Nelson written by Cecil Scott Forester and has been published by Bloomsbury Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Admirals categories.
There have probably been more biographies of Nelson than any other naval officer in history, partly because of his status as a national hero but also because of a character so contradictory that it poses a real challenge to the biographer's art. Unsurprisingly for a budding novelist in love with the sea, Forester found the subject irresistible, and in 1929 this book became his first foray into the field of non-fiction. It is a very competent account of the main events of Nelson's life - and Forester certainly understood the ships and seamanship of the era - but where it really scores is when the novelist's imagination is brought to bear on Nelson's often mysterious motivation. Forester's judgements are generally sympathetic and this book began the swing away from the prevailing Victorian view that regarded many of Nelson's actions as embarrassing or culpable.
Feeding Nelson S Navy
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Author : Janet Macdonald
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2014-04-30
Feeding Nelson S Navy written by Janet Macdonald and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-30 with History categories.
The author of How to Cook from A-Z disproves the myth of British navy culinary misconduct in “a work of serious history that is a delight to read” (British Food in America). This celebration of the Georgian sailor’s diet reveals how the navy’s administrators fed a fleet of more than 150,000 men, in ships that were often at sea for months on end and that had no recourse to either refrigeration or canning. Contrary to the prevailing image of rotten meat and weevily biscuits, their diet was a surprisingly hearty mixture of beer, brandy, salt beef and pork, peas, butter, cheese, hard biscuit, and the exotic sounding lobscouse, not to mention the Malaga raisins, oranges, lemons, figs, dates, and pumpkins which were available to ships on far-distant stations. In fact, by 1800 the British fleet had largely eradicated scurvy and other dietary disorders. While this scholarly work contains much of value to the historian, the author’s popular touch makes this an enthralling story for anyone with an interest in life at sea in the age of sail. “Overall this is an excellent examination of this crucial aspect of British naval power, and I’m certainly going to try out some of the recipes.” —HistoryOfWar.org