Convoys: The British Struggle Against Napoleonic Europe and America

by Roger Knight and R.J.B. Knight

During the Napoleonic Wars thousands of merchant ships crisscrossed narrow seas and wide oceans, protected by Britain's warships. These were wars of attrition and raw materials had to reach their shores continuously: timber and hemp from the Baltic, sulfur from Sicily, and saltpeter from Bengal. Britain's fate rested on the strength of its economy--and convoys played a vital role in securing victory.

Leading naval historian Roger Knight examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300246978
• ISBN13: 9780300246971
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"