The Royal Navy's long and glorious tradition of service to Britain is covered in this fascinating, illustrated history—from the age of empire, when it was the most powerful navy in the world, through two world wars, to its present status as a vital part of the NATO alliance.
Every aspect of the common sailor's life in the Union navy—from recruiting, clothing, training, shipboard routine, entertainment, and wages to diet, health, and combat experience—is addressed in this study, the first to examine the subject in rich detail. The wealth of new facts it provides allows the reader to take a fresh look at nineteenth-century social history, including issues like ...
The wives and female guests of commissioned ...
At the outbreak of the War of 1812, a group of men, women, and children were shipwrecked on a deserted island in the Falklands. This chronicle of their survival adventures provides more surprising twists than a novel when an American and a British ship come to the rescue.