British Flag Officers in Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 Admirals Biographies

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The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 by Professor John Morrow, John Morrow During the French wars (1793-1801, 1803-1815) the system of promotion to flag rank in the Royal Navy produced a cadre of admirals numbering more than two hundred at its peak. These officers competed vigorously for a limited number of appointments at sea and for the high honours and significant financial rewards open to successful naval commanders. When on active service admirals faced formidable challenges arising from the Navy's critical role in a global conflict, from the extraordinary scope of their responsibilities, and from intense political, public and professional expectations. While a great deal has been written about admirals' roles in naval operations, other aspects of their professional lives have not been explored systematically. British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 considers the professional lives of well-known and more obscure admirals, vice-admirals and rear-admirals. It examines the demands of naval command, flag officers' understanding of their authority and their approach to exercising it, their ambitions and failures, their professional interactions, and their lives afloat and onshore. In exploring these themes, it draws on a wide range of correspondence and other primary source material. By taking a broad thematic approach, this book provides a multi-faceted account of admirals' professional lives that extends beyond the insights that are found in biographical studies of individual flag officers. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of British naval history. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Challenge of Command 3. Authority and Command 4. Anxiety and Failure 5. Difficult Superiors: Flag Officers and First Lords 6. Difficult Inferiors: Flag Officers and their Subordinates 7. Admirals and Mutineers 8. Admiral in the Georgian Patronage Network 9. 'Service Interest': Followers, Sons of the Service and the Claims of Merit 10. Admirals' Ambitions: Promotion and Employment 11. Admirals' Ambitions: Honour and Riches 12. Admirals Afloat 13. Admirals Ashore Conclusion Bibliography Index Review An original, perceptive, empathetic and unfailingly interesting book, which deserves to find its way onto the bookshelves of anyone with a serious interest in the Royal Navy in the period of its greatest success. * International Journal of Maritime History * A rich portrait of the professional and personal lives of flag officers and their multifaceted relations with the ever more demanding bureaucratic structure that was the Admiralty … John Morrow's welcome new, comprehensive, thoroughly researched tour d'horizon of the senior ranks of one of history's most successful naval organizations at the peak of its success and fame will make instructive and engaging reading for its target audiences." * Michigan War Studies Review * A very good example of source-intensive historical work, with abundant footnotes, a thorough secondary bibliography, and original material from seventeen different archives … Students can use it as a helpful overview, but the fluid, elegant writing will also appeal to the curious general reader. * History: Reviews of New Books * The length of time, scale and geographical scope of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars at sea had an unprecedented impact on British society and future generations' understanding of the Royal Navy. The performance and public personae of the flag officers as individuals and as a group were highlighted as never before. Morrow has done a first-rate job in taking us behind the events on the high seas to the factors that motivated or influenced the development and fortunes of this remarkable body of officers. * Richard Harding, Professor of History, University of Westminster, UK * Is this book worth reading? Absolutely, yes … Morrow should be welcomed into the fold of naval historians and congratulated for producing a solid work of naval history. * Journal of British Studies * Promotional An exploration of the professional ambitions, ideas and interactions of British flag officers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Review Quote "The length of time, scale and geographical scope of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars at sea had an unprecedented impact on British society and future generations' understanding of the Royal Navy. The performance and public personae of the flag officers as individuals and as a group were highlighted as never before. Morrow has done a first-rate job in taking us behind the events on the high seas to the factors that motivated or influenced the development and fortunes of this remarkable body of officers." -- Richard Harding, Professor of History, University of Westminster, UK Promotional "Headline" An exploration of the professional ambitions, ideas and interactions of British flag officers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Feature Focuses on admirals as a distinctive professional group, looking beyond the brief moments when they led fleets into battle Details ISBN 1350127779 Pages 352 Language English ISBN-10 1350127779 ISBN-13 9781350127777 Format Paperback Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle Admirals' Lives Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 359.331092241 Illustrations 17 bw illus Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-09-19 Short Title British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 Author John Morrow UK Release Date 2019-09-19 NZ Release Date 2019-09-19 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2019-08-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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