Isbn: 9781108024693 - the british navy: its strength, resources, and administration volume 5 (cambridge library collection - history, band 5) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. This comprehensive survey of the British Navy at a time of technological development was published between 1882 and 1883. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500. . 2010. 12th Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Sir Thomas Brassey (1836-1918), later Earl Brassey, was a politician with a particular interest in maritime affairs. He was a keen sailor, and his wife's accounts of their many voyages (also reissued in this series) were bestsellers. He subsequently became a Lord of the Admiralty and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and Brassey's Naval Annual was for many years the authoritative survey of worldwide navies. This five-volume survey of the state of the British Navy was published between 1882 and 1883. Brassey was much involved with questions of the modernisation and reform of the Navy, at a time when international relations were marked by a maritime arms race. The books provide much technical detail about the different types of ship and weapons available to the Navy. Volume 5 (originally published in 1877 as British Seamen) discusses the merchant navy and the training of seamen.…