War at sea under Queen Anne 1702-1708

Author/Creator:

Owen, John, of the Middle Temple, author

Publication/Creation:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

War at sea under Queen Anne 1702-1708 / John Hely Owen

Series Titles:

Cambridge library collection. History
Cambridge library collection.

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

Great Britain.Royal Navy--History--18th century
Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714--Naval operations, British
Great Britain--History, Naval--18th century
Great Britain--History--Anne, 1702-1714

Description/Summary

Summary:

Under Queen Anne, who reigned from 1702 to 1714, the expansion of the British Fleet begun by William III continued, with her husband Prince George as Lord High Admiral. The major naval battles of her reign were decisive in maintaining Britain's supremacy over France in the War of Spanish Succession. This book, first published in 1938, is an account of the Navy's role in Queen Anne's wars against France by Winston Churchill's naval historical adviser John Owen (1890-1970) whose own experience in the Navy equipped him to write from an insider's perspective about daily life and strategic decisions. He provides lively descriptions of the important figures of the age, drawn from extensive research in the original records. The book is illustrated with maps and portraits. It includes appendices explaining the Navy's organisation and listing facts and figures about the ships then active.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (xii, 316 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

General Note:

Also issued in print: 2010.
Originally published: Cambridge: University Press, 1938.

Local Note:

Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937689778502486

ISBN:

9780511708763