| Description |
1 online resource (2 volumes) |
| Series |
Publications of the Navy Records Society |
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Publications of the Navy Records Society.
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| Contents |
V. 1. 1820-1859 -- v. 2. The Royal Navy and the outbreak of the American Civil War,1860-1862 |
| Summary |
Centred upon a man who never participated in combat operations during his sixty-year naval career, this volume depicts the routine peacetime operations of the mid-Victorian Royal Navy, operations that have received short shrift in naval histories, even though they have constituted the bulk of the service's mission during the past two centuries. Not surprisingly, the Navy operated in support of the liberal state and its agenda, as many of the documents in this collection make clear. Following the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, both Britain and the United States moved quickly to exploit new trade op |
| Notes |
Originally published 2015 by Ashgate Pub |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Milne, Alexander, 1806-1896.
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| SUBJECT |
Milne, Alexander, 1806-1896 fast |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain. Royal Navy fast |
| Subject |
Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Sources
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Admirals
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Sources
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Naval history
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Beeler, John
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Navy Records Society (Great Britain)
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| ISBN |
9781315238302 |
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1315238306 |
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1409446875 |
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9781409446873 |
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