Yellow Jack and the Worm: British Naval Administration in the West Indies, 1739-1748

by Duncan Crewe

Between 1739 and 1742, Britain's major war effort against Spain was concentrated in the Caribbean. This book sets out to examine the problems involved in operating and administering the overseas naval bases at the heart of this effort. Drawing largely on unpublished archive material, it paints a detailed picture of the organisation and development of the yard facilities at Jamaica and English Harbour, as well as examining the problems of manning and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853232679
• ISBN13: 9780853232674
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.