Arming the Royal Navy, 1793-1815 : the Office of Ordnance and the State /

Arming the Royal Navy, 1793-1815 : the Office of Ordnance and the State /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cole, Gareth.
Imprint:	London ; Brookfield, Vt. : Pickering & Chatto, 2012.
Description:	ix, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Warfare, society and culture ; no. 4 Warfare, society and culture ; no. 4.
Subject:	Great Britain. -- Board of Ordnance -- History -- 18th century. Great Britain. -- Board of Ordnance -- History -- 19th century. Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- Ordnance and ordnance stores -- History -- 18th century. Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- Ordnance and ordnance stores -- History -- 19th century. Great Britain. -- Board of Ordnance. Great Britain. -- Royal Navy. Armed Forces -- Ordnance and ordnance stores. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8743503

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ISBN:	9781848931879 (hbk.) 1848931875 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-187) and index.

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Summary:	The Office of Ordnance has been ill-served by previous accounts of its role in arming the Royal Navy during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Cole offers an in-depth examination of its organizational structure and demonstrates how the department responded to the pressures of war over an extended period of time.
Physical Description:	ix, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-187) and index.
ISBN:	9781848931879 1848931875