| Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century: The Art of Sailing Warfare |  | Author: Sam Willis
Publisher: Boydell Press
Category: Book
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.6 x 1
ISBN: 1843833670
EAN: 9781843833673
ASIN: 1843833670
Publication Date: April 17, 2008
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Our understanding of warfare at sea in the eighteenth century has always been divorced from the practical realties of fighting at sea under sail; our knowledge of tactics is largely based upon the ideas of contemporary theorists [rather than practitioners] who knew little of the realities of sailing warfare, and our knowledge of command is similarly flawed. In this book the author presents new evidence from contemporary sources that overturns many old assumptions and introduces a host of new ideas. In a series of thematic chapters, following the rough chronology of a sea fight from initial contact to damage repair, the author offers a dramatic interpretation of fighting at sea in the eighteenth century, and explains in greater depth than ever before how and why sea battles (including Trafalgar) were won and lost in the great Age of Sail. He explains in detail how two ships or fleets identified each other to be enemies; how they manoeuvred for battle and why they manoeuvred in the way that they did; how a commander communicated his ideas, and how and why his subordinates acted in the way that they did.
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