Project Gutenberg 2006-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 97 Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer) 1840 1914 Mahan, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Alfred T. Types of Naval Officers, Drawn from the History of the British Navy Reading ease score: 50.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Introductory; conditions of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century -- Progress of naval warfare during the eighteenth century; Hawke, the spirit; Rodney, the form -- Howe, the general officer, as tactician -- Jervis, the general officer, as disciplinarian and strategist -- Saumarez, the fleet officer and division commander -- Pellew, the frigate captain and partisan officer. E-text prepared by Steven Gibbs and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Types of Naval Officers, Drawn from the History of the British Navy" by A. T. Mahan is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work examines the lives and careers of notable naval officers from the British Navy during the significant periods of naval warfare, particularly in the 18th century. Mahan delves into the professional characteristics and individual contributions of these officers, illustrating their roles within the broader context of maritime history and warfare. At the start of this work, Mahan sets the stage by contextualizing the naval warfare landscape at the beginning of the 18th century. He introduces the significance of various naval conflicts, particularly the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War, and discusses the evolutions in naval strategy and tactics of the time. The opening portion serves to emphasize the impact of influential figures like Hawke and Rodney, illustrating how their actions and successes played a pivotal role in shaping naval practices. Mahan also reflects on the changes in naval operations, marked by notable successes and failures of engagement, which are used as instructive examples to highlight the importance of leadership in naval history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Saumarez, James, 1757-1836 Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Biography Hawke, Edward Hawke, Baron, 1705-1781 Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792 Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799 St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823 Exmouth, Edward Pellew, Viscount, 1757-1833 Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - Warfare 973344 973223 2024-10-08T07:18:00.513402 2023-09-08T09:03:29.740257 text/html text/html 950479 2006-05-04T15:55:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 585942 2020-12-13T22:51:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 731393 2024-10-08T07:18:24.025137 application/epub+zip 742227 2024-10-08T07:18:08.950219 application/epub+zip 420668 2024-10-08T07:18:05.223262 application/epub+zip 1167367 2024-10-08T07:18:32.720091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1063869 2024-10-08T07:18:19.486158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 734294 2022-09-08T15:51:01.738445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789557 789480 2024-10-08T07:17:58.068261 2023-09-08T09:03:27.497728 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 789063 2020-12-13T22:51:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 295073 2020-12-13T22:51:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 789080 2020-12-13T22:51:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 294958 2020-12-13T22:51:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24897 2024-10-08T07:18:32.913071 application/rdf+xml 24288 2024-10-08T07:18:05.910226 image/jpeg 4764 2024-10-08T07:18:05.564220 image/jpeg 703768 2024-10-08T07:18:00.604253 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia