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The Wooden World: Anatomy of the Georgian Navy
The Wooden World: Anatomy of the Georgian Navy
N. A. M. Roger
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Until the publication of 'The Wooden World' the British Navy in the eighteenth century was one of the great puzzles of history. The traditional picture is of a floating hell, manned by miserably paid wretches, cowed by the lash and almost permanently drunk. How then did it achieve a fighting record... Read More

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