Fighting Ships 1750-1850 by Sam Willis (2007-10-25) - Hardcover

Sam Willis:

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847241719 ISBN 13: 9781847241719

Publisher: London: Quercus, 2007., 2007

Synopsis

Rare book

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Sam Willis is one of the world's leading authorities on the sailing navy and was awarded a PhD in Naval History for his thesis on Command and Tactics in the 18th-century Navy. He is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Exeter's Centre for Maritime Historical Studies and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Sam was presenter of the BBC series Shipwrecks and has consulted on maritime painting for Christie's and the BBC, spending 18 months as a Square Rig Able Seaman, sailing the tall ships used in the Hornblower television series and Channel 4's award-winning film Shackleton. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books including the bestselling 'Hearts of Oak' Trilogy. www.sam-willis.com. N. A. M. Rodger is Professor of Naval History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of numerous books including The Wooden World, The Admiralty, The Safeguard of the Sea and Command of the Ocean.

About this edition

• Publisher: London: Quercus, 2007.
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1847241719
• ISBN 13: 9781847241719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224