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A Frigate of King George; Life and Duty on a British Man-Of-War 1807-1829
by Vale, Brian
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1860646549
- ISBN 13
- 9781860646546
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
London: I.B. Tauris Publishers [1-86064-654-9] 2001. (Hardcover) Very good plus in near fine dust jacket. 204pp. Maps, illustrations, plates, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. There is a previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper. "A Frigate of King George looks at life on board the 42-gun frigate HMS Doris during the reigns of George III and George IV, from her launch from Bombay in 1807 to her retirement at Valparaiso in 1829. Brian Vale concentrates on one tour of duty in the early 1820s, when the ship formed part of a squadron under Nelson's old flag-captain Sir Thomas Hardy, sent to protect British interests during the stormy years of South American independence. Vale covers in vivid detail the operations in Brazil, Chile and Peru". Book about HMS Doris. Time Period 1807-1829. (Military, Frigates, History--England, Man-Of-War, Military, Naval Campaigns, Royal Navy, Ships, Voyages and Travels).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 148914
- Title
- A Frigate of King George; Life and Duty on a British Man-Of-War 1807-1829
- Author
- Vale, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1860646549
- ISBN 13
- 9781860646546
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Military, Frigates, History--England, Man-Of-War, Military, Naval Campaigns, Royal Navy, Ships, Voyages and Travels, Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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