The Transformation of British Naval Strategy: Seapower and Supply in Northern Europe, 1808-1812

by James Davey

Shows how the system of supply was perfected during the later part of the Napoleonic Wars, enabling fleets to stay at sea on a permanent basis.

After the Battle of Trafalgar, the navy continued to be the major arm of British strategy. Decades of practice and refinement had rendered it adept at executing operations - fighting battles, blockading and convoying - across theglobe. And yet, as late as 1807, fleets were forced from their stations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184383748X
• ISBN13: 9781843837480
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"