Men of War
Courage Under Fire in the Nineteenth-century Navy
Description:... NAVAL FORCES & WARFARE. Through the lives of three outstanding naval officers - each considered the most brilliant commander of his generation - David Crane offers a unique portrait of the Royal Navy at a time when it held unchallenged dominion over the world's oceans. Although all of the three died young, their careers covered virtually every war of significance in which the navy was involved during the nineteenth century. They fought against French and Americans, Russians, Turks, Egyptians, Indians and Chinese, in fleet engagements and naval bombardments, on the walls of Canton and the banks of the Mississippi, against Malay pirates and sepoy mutineers. Combining thrilling scenes of battle with acute psychological insight, Men of War provides a remarkable insight into the nature of courage, command and warfare.
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