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The British Admirals of the Fleet, 1734–1995: A Biographical Dictionary Kindle Edition

by T. A. Heathcote (Author), Michael Boycee (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
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A companion volume to the same author's "The British Field Marshals 1736–1997", this book outlines the lives of the 115 officers who held the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy from 1734, when it took its modern form, to 1995, when the last one was appointed. Each entry gives details of the dates of the birth and death of its subjects, their careers ashore and afloat, their family backgrounds, and the ships, campaigns and combats in which they served. Each is placed clearly in its domestic or international political context. The actions recorded include major fleet battles under sail or steam, single-ship duels, encounters with pirates on the Spanish Main and up the rivers of Borneo, the suppression of the Slave Trade (for which the Navy receives little gratitude), landing parties to deal with local dictators and revolutionaries, and the services of naval brigades in China, Egypt and South Africa.
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    Pen & Sword Military
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    January 22, 2002
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Tony Heathcote was the Librarian at the RMAS Sandhurst until his retirement. He has written numerous books including the two biographical dictionaries (above) both under the Pen and Sword imprint.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KDJLVK6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military; Illustrated edition (January 22, 2002)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 22, 2002
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 8181 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 617 pages
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des grant
4.0 out of 5 stars ok
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2018
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biographies are quite short, a few are missing,
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RICHARD CLARKE
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2016
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Very interesting book identifying naval men, in many cases, about whom I knew little.
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Nicholas
4.0 out of 5 stars One Star short
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2013
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Informational rather than inspirational, as the title suggests, but pretty thorough and with interesting material nevertheless. At times formulaic with a bit more than Who's Who.
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Good read.
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