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Britain's War Against the Slave Trade: The Operations of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron 1807-1867 Hardcover – 18 May 2020

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Long before recorded history, men, women and children had been seized by conquering tribes and nations to be employed or traded as slaves. Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Arabs were among the earliest of many peoples involved in the slave trade, and across Africa the buying and selling of slaves was widespread. There was, at the time, nothing unusual in Britain's somewhat belated entry into the slave trade, transporting natives from Africa's west coast to the plantations of the New World. What was unusual was Britain's decision, in 1807, to ban the slave trade throughout the British Empire. Britain later persuaded other countries to follow suit, but this did not stop this lucrative business. So the Royal Navy went to war against the slavers, in due course establishing the West Africa Squadron which was based at Freetown in Sierra Leone. This force grew throughout the nineteenth century until a sixth of the Royal Navy's ships and marines was employed in the battle against the slave trade. Between 1808 and 1860, the West Africa Squadron captured 1,600 slave ships and freed 150,000 Africans. The slavers tried every tactic to evade the Royal Navy enforcers. Over the years that followed more than 1,500 naval personnel died of disease or were killed in action, in what was difficult and dangerous, and at times saddening, work. In _Britain's War Against the Slave Trade,_ naval historian Anthony Sullivan reveals the story behind this little-known campaign by Britain to end the slave trade. Whereas Britain is usually, and justifiably, condemned for its earlier involvement in the slave trade, the truth is that in time the Royal Navy undertook a major and expensive operation to end what was, and is, an evil business.

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400 pages
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English
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Frontline Books
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18 May 2020
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15.88 x 3.81 x 23.5 cm
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152671793X
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978-1526717931
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ANTHONY SULLIVAN was born in London but has spent most of his life in Surrey. He is a postgraduate of the Open University, where he studied history, and is a member of the Naval Records Society. His first book was the well-received biography of Admiral Sir James Saumarez, Man of War (2017).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frontline Books (18 May 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 152671793X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1526717931
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.88 x 3.81 x 23.5 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 219,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 353 in Maritime History & Piracy (Books)
- 689 in Military History of Naval Forces
- 1,209 in History of Slavery

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Diomedes

Hugely Informative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2020

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The research that has gone into this book and the details that have resulted are incredibly impressive. Perhaps because of the amount of information this is not an easy read but, especially given the recent upsurge in interest, this is a book that anyone interested in the subject needs to read.

It should be said that it is more of a study of the ships and the squadron than of the "Trade" itself but nonetheless and absolutely superb book.

If you want to know about the Slave Trade and want some perspective then you need to read this book.

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David T.

all trees and no wood.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2020

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This is a minute description of which British ships entered which bits of coastline and either did or didn't arrest suspected slaver ships, which might or might not have been sailing under false flags. It seems to be a digest of the logs of all the ships ever involved, saying how many days each ship stayed in each port and how many sailors died each day. Yes, as another reviewer said, an impressive piece of research - best fitted for an obscure PhD dissertation. There are one or two paragraphs in each Chapter that discuss changes in the law or changes in treaties with other (ex)slaver nations but I admit to giving up before I could see any discussion of whether these British ships actually reduced the trade.

The proof editing is poor. Repeated words, anagrams, and I think I found an instance where the order of 2 paragraphs had been swapped.

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Gary Brogan

A hard read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2020

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A very comprehensive account of an oft ignored period. It is not an easy read, because of the harrowing nature of the events and the style of the prose; but a worthwhile read. Recommended.

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Very Educational

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2021

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To read about how the royal navy contributed to the war against the slave trade. In my opinion it ought to be compulsory reading in all schools.

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Mr David Skinner

Great Detail .

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 August 2020

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Excellent read. Shows the Royal Navy did lead the fight to stop slavery.

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Gr0undH0g

Intriguing and interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2020

I read this over several days. It is intriguing and interesting and I was fascinated by this part of history. It is however heavy going in places and not a book that could be read in one sitting.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

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Interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2020

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A topical book, not fabulously well-written and there are some formatting problems in the book, which I assume will be fixed prior to publishing.

This book will appeal to researchers or people with an interest and knowledge of the history of slavery or England's naval history, An insightful read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2020

I throughly enjoyed reading this book. A interesting, informative and very-well written account of the British Empire’s war on the slave trade in the 19th Century.

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