Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century: The Art of Sailing Warfare, Sam Willis.

Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century: The Art of Sailing Warfare, Sam Willis.

An analysis of the practical aspects of war at sea in an elongated Eighteenth Century, looking at the basics of fighting under sail, command with limited communication, the impact of damage on tactics, the unwritten rules that governed naval commanders and how all of these elements combined in small and large scale naval engagements.
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