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Forests and Sea Power: The Timber Problem of the Royal Navy, 1652-1862 (Classics of Naval Literature)
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Naval Institute Press, 2000
ISBN 10 : 1557500215
ISBN 13 : 9781557500212
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Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
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Etat : Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:1557500215. N° de réf. du vendeur 5845194
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Forests and Sea Power: The Timber Problem of the Royal Navy, 1652-1862 (CLASSICS OF NAVAL LITERATURE)
Edité par
Naval Inst Pr, Annapolis, Md, 2000
ISBN 10 : 1557500215
ISBN 13 : 9781557500212
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Vendeur : First Landing Books & Arts, Virginia Beach, VA, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Classics Of Naval Literature. Blue Cloth With Title In Gold On Frontt Cover And Spine. Blue Ribbon Sewn In. 485 Pages Including Appendices, Bibliography And Intensive Index. The Only Mar Is The Previous Owners' Name And Date On Top Of Half-Title Page. The Result Of An Exhaustive, International Research Effort, The Book Also Has Been Acknowledged By Naval Historians To Be One Of The Very Early Attempts To Broaden Naval History Into A Serious Study Of Logistics And Supply And Of Technology And Operations. In A Delightfully Absorbing Prose Rare For Such Studies, Robert Albion Relates These Pivotal Issues Throughout The Two-Hundred-Year Period That Saw Most Of The Greatest Naval Wars Of The Age Of Sail, From The First Dutch War Of 1652 To The Introduction Of The Ironclad Early In The American Civil War. The Author Explores How The Timber Supply Problem Affected Other European Maritime Powers And Their Far-Flung Colonies, Explains How It Was Driven By The Conservatism And Corruption Of Official Bureaus And Rapacious Landowners Conducting The Business, And Offers A Fascinating Portrait Of The Contemporary Logging And Timber Transport Industries. An Introductory Essay Has Been Written For This New Classics Edition By Timothy Bean, A Lecturer At The Department Of War Studies At The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst And A Specialist In Early Eighteenth-Century Naval History. His Essay Examines Albion's Unique Contributions To The Understanding Of The Relationship Between The Military And Commerce And Applies Navy Timber Supply Issues To Twentieth-Century Problems With Oil Supplies. N° de réf. du vendeur 059259
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