| Authors: |
Lavery, Brian.
Weir, Peter.
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Naval operations, British.
Seafaring life -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Naval history in literature.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Literature and the war.
Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character)
Great Britain.Royal Navy -- History -- 19th century.
O'Brian, Patrick,1914-2000 -- Characters -- Jack Aubrey.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, c2003. |
| Description: |
ix, 182 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1591144035 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and index. |
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"First published in Great Britain in 2003 by Conway Maritime Press"-T.p. verso. |
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Film tie-in. |
| Contents: |
Naval fact and naval fiction -- The world of the seaman -- The ships -- Officers -- The lower deck -- Techniques -- Life at sea -- Enemies and allies -- The navy in action -- The experience of war. |
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