The Glorious First of June: Fleet Battle in the Reign of Terror - Couverture souple

Livre 3 sur 3: Hearts of Oak Trilogy

Willis, Sam

 
9781849160391: The Glorious First of June: Fleet Battle in the Reign of Terror
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ISBN 10 : 1849160392 ISBN 13 : 9781849160391
Editeur : Quercus, 2012

Synopsis

France, early summer 1794. The French Revolution has been hijacked by the extreme Jacobins and is in the grip of The Terror. While the guillotine relentlessly takes the heads of innocents, two vast French and British fleets meet in the mid-Atlantic following a week of skirmishing. After fierce fighting, both sides claim victory. In The Glorious First of June Sam Willis not only tells, with thrilling immediacy and masterly clarity, the story of an epic and complex battle, he also places it within the context of The Terror, the survival of the French Revolution and the growth of British sea-power.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr Sam Willis is one of the world's leading authorities on the sailing navy and was awarded a PhD in Naval History for his thesis on Command and Tactics in the 18th-century Navy. He is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Exeter's Centre for Maritime Historical Studies and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Sam was presenter of the BBC series Shipwrecks and has consulted on maritime painting for Christie's and the BBC, spending 18 months as a Square Rig Able Seaman, sailing the tall ships used in the Hornblower television series and Channel 4's award-winning film Shackleton. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books including the bestselling 'Hearts of Oak' Trilogy. www.sam-willis.com.

N. A. M. Rodger is Professor of Naval History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of numerous books including The Wooden World, The Admiralty, The Safeguard of the Sea and Command of the Ocean.

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Éditeur
Quercus
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1849160392
ISBN 13 
9781849160391
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
496
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Hachette Ireland, Hachette UK
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ISBN 10 :  1849160384 ISBN 13 :  9781849160384
Editeur : Quercus Publishing, 2011
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