Send it by Semaphore - Couverture rigide

Mallinson, Howard

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1861267347 ISBN 13 : 9781861267344

Editeur : The Crowood Press Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

The Napoleonic Wars saw a revolution in technology as decisive in its day as Radar and the Ultra codes were in the Second World War. Semaphore was the new signalling system that for the first time in history, allowed news of distant battles to be transmitted across hundreds of miles in minutes. Semaphore marked the birth of the telegraph, the telephone, radio, satellites and the internet. Focussing firstly on the birth of semaphore in Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, this book also tells the story of how telegraph technology enabled the British Admiralty to foil French schemes of conquest. The chain of telegraph stations that the Navy built in Britain linked the ports to London, and provided a bulwark against the threat of invasion. Meanwhile at sea, the new system of flag signalling used by Nelson at Trafalgar contributed hugely to his destruction of the French fleet. In a historical coup, the author reveals for the first time how news of Waterloo was transmitted by telegraph - arriving in London in record time. This is an eye-opening and truly original work that shows how technology brought warfare into the modern age. --Naval and Military Press

A revelation of how semaphore signalling by telegraph helped Britain beat Napoleon on land and sea - and ushered in the modern communications age. --Chris Buckland

Présentation de l'éditeur

The old visual telegraphs, which used giant semaphore indicators on a series of highly conspicuous sites, were developed in France during the French Revolution. For the first time news of victories was sent by an army in the field back to the capital in minutes, compared to hours or days by horse.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1861267347
• ISBN 13: 9781861267344
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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