Benjamin Darnell (67 results)

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author Benjamin Ruhe on title page. Signed by author Eric Darnell on title page. Slightly foxed.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 16574474. 1791465123. 10/8/2026 1:12:03 PM.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Spot a Liar: A Practical Guide to Speed Read People (How to Learn the Parts of the Brain That Are Important to the Lie). Book.

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Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Trade paperback. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 93 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark. Fine with very slight shelf wear on closed pages. CB 60. Larson, Cheslye (illustrator).

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ISBN 0-89480-935-0. Trade Paperback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Very Good condition. Light edgewear.

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Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Glossy card cover. 60 pages, illustrated. An unmarked book, spotless inside and out.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 279 pages. Glue of binding slightly visible on inner edge of front end paper but very sound (see image from Winghale Books), otherwise a very clean hardback. Maritime Power and the Power of Money in Louis XIV's France: Private Finance, the Contractor State, and the French Navy.…

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Condition: New. 2023. hardcover. . . . . .

Hardback. Condition: New. A detailed analysis of the limitations of the system which relied on intermediaries and private suppliers to finance, build and maintain the French navy.Although Louis XIV's navy did not "win" in any recognisable sense during the wars of the later seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, it was nevertheless one of the largest military institutions of the entire early modern world at a key moment in the evolution of the modern state and modern warfare. This book examines how Louis XIV's navy was financed, arguing that the way the state spends money, and the relative efficiency and accountability of that spending, is fundamental to understanding the effectiveness of a military system. It outlines how the French crown depended on fiscal intermediaries and private suppliers, explores how its failure to control the spending and activities of its contractors fundamentally limited France's strategic possibilities at sea, and discusses how these structural problems were progressively and disastrously exposed as the state's financial situation deteriorated. The book sets the activities of the French navy in the wider context of the wars of the period, showing that France necessarily had to give precedence to the funding of its army. Overall, the book highlights the limitations of the contractor state, demonstrating that early modern navies were both too complex and investment-heavy to be entirely outsourced.…

Hardback. Condition: New. An important book, presenting the latest insights by the leading world authorities on naval history.This book presents a wide range of new research on many aspects of naval strategy in the early modern and modern periods. Among the themes covered are the problems of naval manpower, the nature of naval leadership and naval officers, intelligence, naval training and education, and strategic thinking and planning. The book is notable for giving extensive consideration to navies other than those of Britain, its empire and the United States. It explores a number of fascinating subjects including how financial difficulties frustrated the attempts by Louis XIV's ministers to build a strong navy; how the absence of centralised power in the Dutch Republic had important consequences for Dutch naval power; how Hitler's relationship with his admirals severely affected German naval strategy during the Second World War; and many more besides. The book is a Festschrift in honour of John B. Hattendorf, for more than thirty years Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the US Naval War College and an influential figure in naval affairs worldwide. N.A.M. Rodger is Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. J. Ross Dancy is Assistant Professor of Military History at Sam Houston State University. Benjamin Darnell is a D.Phil. candidate at New College, Oxford. Evan Wilson is Caird Senior Research Fellow at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Contributors: Tim Benbow, Peter John Brobst, Jaap R. Bruijn, Olivier Chaline, J. Ross Dancy, Benjamin Darnell, James Goldrick, Agustín Guimerá, Paul Kennedy, Keizo Kitagawa, Roger Knight, AndrewD. Lambert, George C. Peden, Carla Rahn Phillips, Werner Rahn, Paul M. Ramsey, Duncan Redford, N.A.M. Rodger, Jakob Seerup, Matthew S. Seligmann, Geoffrey Till, Evan Wilson.…