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Fighting at sea in the eighteenth century : the art of sailing warfare /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Willis, Sam
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : Rochester, N.Y. : Boydell Press ; Boydell & Brewer, 2008.
Subjects:
Naval tactics > History > 18th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Contact
  • Chase and escape I: speed and performance
  • Chase and escape II: the tactics of chasing
  • Station keeping
  • Communication
  • Unwritten rules
  • Command
  • The weather gage
  • Fleet tactics
  • Fighting tactics
  • Damage
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Fleet battles
  • Glossary of nautical terms.