Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition: Admiral Sir George Cockburn, 1772-1853 - Couverture rigide

Morriss, Roger

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0859895262 ISBN 13 : 9780859895262

Editeur : University of Exeter Press, 1997

Synopsis

Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition Sir George Cockburn was the influential serving officer in the politics of the British navy in the nineteenth century. This book examines the career of a formidable personality who maintained the interests and professionalism of the British navy through one of the most difficult periods of political and technological evolution it has yet faced.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Sir George Cockburn was the most influential serving officer in the politics of the British navy in the nineteenth century. He came to public notice as the man who burned the White House, following his part in the British attack on Washington in 1814. He also escorted Napoleon to St Helena after Waterloo. But his greatest impact was as the Admiralty Commissioner who presided over much of the transition of the British navy from sail to steam between 1818 and 1846. This book examines the career of a formidable personality who maintained the interests and professionalism of the British navy through one of the most difficult periods of political and technological evolution it has yet faced. It provides a unique insight into the conduct of the British Admiralty and will appeal to both the specialist and general reader.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Roger Morriss was a Curator at the National Maritime Museum, London until 1995. He is an Honorary Research Fellow in the University of Exeter Centre for Maritime Studies, and in the History Department, University College London.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University of Exeter Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0859895262
• ISBN 13: 9780859895262
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 352