Jack Aubrey commands : an historical companion to the naval world of Patrick O'Brian

Author/Creator:

Lavery, Brian, 1945-

Publication/Creation:

Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, [2003]

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Jack Aubrey commands : an historical companion to the naval world of Patrick O'Brian / Brian Lavery ; foreword by Peter Weir

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Weir, Peter, 1944-

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

O'Brian, Patrick,1914-2000--Characters--Jack Aubrey
Aubrey, Jack(Fictitious character)
Great Britain.Royal Navy--History--19th century
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Naval operations, British
Seafaring life--Great Britain--History--19th century
Naval history in literature
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Literature and the wars
Great Britain--History, Naval--19th century

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Naval fact and naval fiction -- The world of the seaman -- The ships -- Officers -- The lower deck -- Techniques -- Life at sea -- Enemies and allies -- The navy in action -- The experience of war.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

ix, 182 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm

General Note:

First published in Great Britain in 2003 by Conway Maritime Press.
Film tie-in.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990002557050302486

ISBN:

1591144035 :

OCLC Number:

53317380

Barcode:

010000800070