Accessible history of the British and French navies from 1650-1815
List of Maps and Battle DiagramsPreface1. The Ship of the Line Begins Its Reign2. Louis XIV and His Wars3. Foolish Wars End an Age of Peace4. Sea Power and the Outcome of the Seven Years' War5. Winners and Losers in the War of American Independence6. Change and Continuity during the French Revolution7. The Role of the Navies in the Napoleonic War8. The Ingredients of Supremacy in the Age of SailNotes and Suggested Further ReadingIndex
Jonathan R. Dull is the retired senior associate editor of The Papers of Benjamin Franklin series. His award-winning histories include The French Navy and American Independence: A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774–1787 and The French Navy and the Seven Years’ War, available in a Bison Books edition.
“As always, in discussing the warfare of the period, Dull displays
an easy mastery of diplomatic history. Long out of fashion, it is a
wonderful aid to comprehension. Along the way he offers several
shrewd insights into the success of the British and the failure of
the French. . . . This wonderful synthesis is both a handy primer
for students seeking an introduction to naval warfare in the age of
sail and an insightful overview containing shrewd observations for
those who study these conflicts in detail. . . . The book is highly
recommended for anyone interested in gaining a balanced overview of
seventeenth- and eighteenth-century naval warfare in the age of the
sail.”—James Pritchard, Northern Mariner|“Jonathan Dull is a
supreme naval historian.”—Paul Kennedy, author of The Rise and Fall
of British Naval Mastery
|""Among the great strengths of this book are its clear, vivid
prose and the quality of its scholarship. Dull writes with flair
and is capable of condensing large amounts of information on
events, ideas, and personalities into a lucid, well-organized
narrative. While Dull has crafted his account largely from
secondary sources, he has drawn on some of today's best scholarship
in military, naval, diplomatic, political, and economic history
published in several languages, including English, French, and
Spanish.""—Charles E. Brodine Jr., Naval History|""[Dull] offers an
excellent introduction to the Anglo-French Wars of 1650-1815 in
this tour de force.""—R. Higham, CHOICE|""Dull explains the role of
French and British ships of the line in the outcome of these wars
in a way that has never been done before, and that is a magnificent
achievement and an important historiographical marker for all naval
historians.""—Sam Willis, Journal of Military History|""[Age of the
Ship of the Line] will be an invaluable guide to the serious
scholar who wishes to enter further the labyrinthine politics of
Western Europe in the long eighteenth century. . . . The book is
admirably produced and will endure as a source of
reference.""—Roger Morriss, International Journal of Maritime
History
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