How to Survive in the Georgian Navy: A Sailor's Guide

by The National Archives and National Archives

Book Overview

This title is an exploration of a life at sea in the time of Captain Cook and Admiral Nelson, covering topics as wide-ranging as science, exploration, mutiny, and discipline.

Rigidly organised and harshly disciplined, the Georgian Royal Navy was an orderly and efficient fighting force which played a major role in Great Britain's wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries.
This concise book explores what it was like to be a sailor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472830873
• ISBN13: 9781472830876
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.2"