On Sea & Land: Small Wars, Minor Actions and Naval Brigades-A Military History of the Royal Navy Volume 1 1816-1856

by William Laird Clowes

Book Overview

Volume one of possibly the most comprehensive account of the Royal Navy in action during the 19th century

For a century, from the close of the Napoleonic Wars to the Battle of Jutland during the First World War, the Royal Navy fought very few major battles. Indeed, as the 19th century progressed and the British Empire inexorably expanded its global holdings and influence the role of the British navy became defined by three...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782827277
• ISBN13: 9781782827276
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"