Tempest: The Royal Navy and the Age of Revolutions

by James Davey

Book Overview

A major new history of the Royal Navy during the tumultuous age of revolution

The French Revolutionary Wars catapulted Britain into a conflict against a new enemy: Republican France. Britain relied on the Royal Navy to protect its shores and empire, but as radical ideas about rights and liberty spread across the globe, it could not prevent the spirit of revolution from reaching its ships.

In this insightful history, James Davey...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300238274
• ISBN13: 9780300238273
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.9"