A Frigate of King George: Life and Duty on a British Man-of-War 1807-1829
by Vale, Brian
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About This Item
London: I. B. Tauris, 2001. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket xi + 204pp., b/w plates, text ills., map, appends., bibliog., index, ÔConcentrates on one tour of duty in the early 1820s when the ship was part of a squadron under Nelson's flag captain Sir Thomas Hardy, sent to protect British interests during the stormy years of South American independence. Covers in detail operations in Brazil, Chile and Peru. Paints a vivid and convincing picture of life on board. Draws on official correspondence, logs, muster rolls, paybooks, private diaries and letters, and punishment recordsÕ
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- Title
- A Frigate of King George: Life and Duty on a British Man-of-War 1807-1829
- Author
- Vale, Brian
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- octavo
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- Early Naval;
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