Royal Naval Biography: Or, Memoirs of the Services of all the Flag-Officers, Superannuated Rear-Admirals, Retired-Captains, Post-Captains, and ... Collection - Naval and Military History)

Royal Naval Biography: Or, Memoirs of the Services of all the Flag-Officers, Superannuated Rear-Admirals, Retired-Captains, Post-Captains, and ... Collection - Naval and Military History)

by JohnMarshall (Author)

Synopsis

John Marshall (c.1784-1837) was a naval officer and biographer. He first went to sea at the age of nine, and by the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 had reached the rank of lieutenant. After the war, he started to research the lives of contemporary high-ranking naval officers, some of whose service reached as far back as 1760. These volumes, first published between 1823 and 1830, contain the results of this monumental research, and demonstrate the new 'cult' of the navy in the early nineteenth century. Some of the biographies were contributed by the officers themselves, with others containing private or official letters and other records. Organised according to seniority in rank, these volumes contain a wealth of fascinating information on the careers of naval officers and battles and wars in which they took part. Volume 4, Part 2, contains the conclusion of biographies of commanders.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 552
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 18 Nov 2010

ISBN 10: 1108022707
ISBN 13: 9781108022705
Book Overview: A monumental collection of biographies of contemporary naval officers, with details of their careers, first published between 1823 and 1830.