Foundations of British Maritime Ascendancy - Resources, Logistics and the State, 1755-1815

Informationen zum Autor Roger Morriss is Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Exeter, and General Editor of the Navy Records Society. His previous publications include Naval Power and British Culture, 1760–1850: Public Trust and Government Ideology (2004). Klappentext Explores the fundamental role of the British state in facilitating the nation's global expansion and ascendancy in the eighteenth century. Zusammenfassung Before 1815 Britain established a global empire! achieved naval domination! and laid the foundations of the first industrial revolution. This book explains the central and often underestimated role of the British state in providing the money and infrastructure to support its maritime ascendancy and develop expertise in overseas expansion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The British state in evolution; 2. Defence and expansion; 3. Economy and finance; 4. Naval growth and infrastructure; 5. Ordnance and technology; 6. Manpower and motivation; 7. Foodstuffs and victualling; 8. Shipping and transportation; 9. The supply of land forces overseas; 10. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Morriss, Roger (University of Exeter) Morriss, Morriss Roger
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2010
• EAN: 9780521768092
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76809-2
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 237 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Cambridge Military Histories; Cambridge Military Histories; Cambridge Military Histories (
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, maritime history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Naval forces and warfare