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This concise book explores what it was like to be a sailor in the Georgian Navy - focusing on the period from 1714 to 1820, this book examines the Navy within its wider historical, national, organisational and military context, and reveals exactly what it took to survive a life in its service. It looks at how a seaman could join the Royal Navy, including the notorious 'press gangs'; what was meant by 'learning the ropes'; and the severe punishments that could be levied for even minor misdemeanours as a result of the Articles of War. Military tactics, including manning the guns and tactics for fending off pirates are also revealed, as is the problem of maintaining a healthy diet at sea - and the steps that sailors themselves could take to avoid the dreaded scurvy.
Covering other fascinating topics as wide-ranging as exploration, mutiny, storms, shipwrecks, and women on board ships, this 'Sailor's Guide' explores the lives of the Navy's officers and sailors, using extracts from contemporary documents and writings to reconstruct their experiences in vivid detail.
This concise book explores what it was like to be a sailor in the Georgian Navy - focusing on the period from 1714 to 1820, this book examines the Navy within its wider historical, national, organisational and military context, and reveals exactly what it took to survive a life in its service. It looks at how a seaman could join the Royal Navy, including the notorious 'press gangs'; what was meant by 'learning the ropes'; and the severe punishments that could be levied for even minor misdemeanours as a result of the Articles of War. Military tactics, including manning the guns and tactics for fending off pirates are also revealed, as is the problem of maintaining a healthy diet at sea - and the steps that sailors themselves could take to avoid the dreaded scurvy.
Covering other fascinating topics as wide-ranging as exploration, mutiny, storms, shipwrecks, and women on board ships, this 'Sailor's Guide' explores the lives of the Navy's officers and sailors, using extracts from contemporary documents and writings to reconstruct their experiences in vivid detail.
Chapter 1: The Officers and Ratings of the Georgian Royal Navy
Chapter 2: Joining the Georgian Royal Navy
Chapter 3: Crimes and Punishments: Discipline in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 4: Victuals and Time Out: Food, Drink and Recreation in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 5: Keeping a Healthy Crew: Medicine in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 6: A Matter of Survival: Storms, Shipwreck and Fire on Board Ship
Chapter 7: Venturing into the Unknown: Exploration and Science in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 8: A Navy at War: Sea Battles in the Georgian Era
Chapter 9: Mutiny in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 10: Women at Sea in the Age of Sail
Epilogue: The Legacy of the Georgian Navy
Timeline of Major Naval Battles and EventsBibliographyIndex
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 144 |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472830876 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472830873 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Pappalardo, Bruno |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 189 x 128 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Bruno Pappalardo |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 21.02.2019 |
| Gewicht: | 0,22 kg |
Chapter 1: The Officers and Ratings of the Georgian Royal Navy
Chapter 2: Joining the Georgian Royal Navy
Chapter 3: Crimes and Punishments: Discipline in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 4: Victuals and Time Out: Food, Drink and Recreation in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 5: Keeping a Healthy Crew: Medicine in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 6: A Matter of Survival: Storms, Shipwreck and Fire on Board Ship
Chapter 7: Venturing into the Unknown: Exploration and Science in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 8: A Navy at War: Sea Battles in the Georgian Era
Chapter 9: Mutiny in the Georgian Navy
Chapter 10: Women at Sea in the Age of Sail
Epilogue: The Legacy of the Georgian Navy
Timeline of Major Naval Battles and EventsBibliographyIndex
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 144 |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472830876 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472830873 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Pappalardo, Bruno |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 189 x 128 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Bruno Pappalardo |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 21.02.2019 |
| Gewicht: | 0,22 kg |
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