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 3, Part 2, contains biographies of commanders.
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4. Captains of 1827–1830; 5. Addenda to captains; 6. Commanders.
A monumental collection of biographies of contemporary naval officers, with details of their careers, first published between 1823 and 1830.

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ISBN
9781108022699
Publisert
2010-11-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
590 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
26 mm
Dybde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
468

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