Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 ‘Interest’ and Ability: The Route to Post Captain
- 2 The Tools of the Trade: A Captain's Duties Regarding His Ship's Fabric and Equipment, and Her Influence on His Career
- 3 ‘The People’: Manning the Navy during the War
- 4 Expertise and Courage: Opportunities for Individuals
- 5 Management: The Admiralty and Its Captains
- 6 Success or Failure: The Parameters
- 7 Conclusion
- Appendices
- 1 The cohort with essential dates and summary of correspondence
- 2 Summary of careers of cohort
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - The cohort with essential dates and summary of correspondence
from Appendices
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 ‘Interest’ and Ability: The Route to Post Captain
- 2 The Tools of the Trade: A Captain's Duties Regarding His Ship's Fabric and Equipment, and Her Influence on His Career
- 3 ‘The People’: Manning the Navy during the War
- 4 Expertise and Courage: Opportunities for Individuals
- 5 Management: The Admiralty and Its Captains
- 6 Success or Failure: The Parameters
- 7 Conclusion
- Appendices
- 1 The cohort with essential dates and summary of correspondence
- 2 Summary of careers of cohort
- Bibliography
- Index
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- British Naval Captains of the Seven Years' WarThe View from the Quarterdeck, pp. 235 - 237Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2012