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Author : Brion Toss
Publisher : Adlard Coles
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 12,94 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Masts and rigging
ISBN : 9780713669183

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The Rigging Handbook is the definitive book on the art of rigging. Addressing the requirements of both modern rigging materials and traditional principles and practices, it is ideal for anyone who wants the satisfaction and cash savings of stepping their own mast, inspecting and maintaining their own rig, and turning their own tailsplices and wire eyesplices. It is especially valuable for offshore sailors who want to feel secure in the knowledge that, should a shroud carry away at sea, they will be able to repair it. 'A masterpiece on the subject of rigging and its various effects' Sailing 'By far the best knot and ropework book I have ever used' Nautical Research Journal 'There is not an aspect of the subject left uncovered' Classic Boat

Author : Douglas R. Cubbison
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 20,71 MB
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0806145307

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In 1760, General Jeffery Amherst led the British campaign that captured Montreal and began the end of French colonial rule in North America. All Canada in the Hands of the British is a detailed account of Amherst’s successful military strategy and soldiers’ experiences on both sides. Newly promoted general Jeffery Amherst took command of British forces in North America in 1759 and soon secured victories at Fort Duquesne, Louisbourg, Quebec, Fort Ticonderoga, and Niagara. In 1760 William Pitt, head of the British government, commanded Amherst to eliminate French rule in Canada. During the ensuing campaign, Amherst confronted French resurgence at Quebec and mounted sieges at Isle aux Noix and Fort Lévis, both of which were made difficult by French strategic placements on nearby islands. As historian Douglas R. Cubbison demonstrates, however, Amherst was well before his time in strategy and tactics, and his forces crushed French resistance. In this first book-length study of Amherst’s campaign, Cubbison examines the three principal columns that Amherst’s army comprised, only one of which was under his direct command. Cubbison argues that Amherst’s success against the French relied on his employment of command, control, communications, and intelligence. Cubbison also shows how well Brigadier General James Murray’s use of what is today called population-centric counterinsurgency corresponded with Amherst’s strategic oversight and victory. Using archival materials, archaeological evidence, and the firsthand accounts of junior provincial soldiers, Cubbison takes us from the eighteenth-century antagonisms between the British and French in the New World through the Seven Years’ War, to the final siege and its historic significance for colonial Canada. In one of the most decisive victories of the Seven Years’ War, Amherst was able, after a mere four weeks, to claim all of Canada. All Canada in the Hands of the British will change how military historians and enthusiasts understand the nature of British colonial battle strategy.

Author : Carol V. Ruppe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 12,87 MB
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1461505356

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Although underwater archaeology has assumed its rightful place as an important subdiscipline in the field, the published literature has not kept pace with the rapid increase in the number of both prehistoric and historic underwater sites. The editors have assembled an internationally distinguished roster of contributors to fill this gap. The book presents geographical and topical approaches, and focuses on technology, law, public and private institutional roles and goals, and the research and development of future technologies and public programs.

Author : Sam Willis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 32,50 MB
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1681770407

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The extraordinary story of the mighty Temeraire, the ship behind J. M. W. Turner's iconic painting. The H.M.S. Temeraire, one of Britain’s most illustrious fighting ships, is known to millions through J. M. W. Turner’s masterpiece, The Fighting Temeraire (1839), which portrays the battle-scarred veteran of Britain’s wars with Napoleonic France. In this evocative new volume, Sam Willis tells the extraordinary story of the vessel behind the painting. This tale of two ships spans the heyday of the age of sail: the climaxes of both the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) and the Napoleonic Wars (1798–1815). Filled with richly evocative detail, and narrated with the pace and gusto of a master storyteller, The Fighting Temeraire is an enthralling and deeply satisfying work of narrative history.