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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Britt Wyatt Britt Wyatt Zerbe (Customer)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: The Boydell Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781843838371ISBN 10: 1843838370 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 18 July 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction What Came Before Administration Marine Corps Manpower Policing Functions and Mutiny Operational Doctrine An Imperial Rapid Reaction Force Conclusion AppendicesReviewsA valuable contribution to the history of the Royal Marines, and should be of interest to anyone interested in the history of the Marines or of British naval power. WWW.HISTORYOFWAR.ORG This book is highly recommended. For those who study warfare in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, it should be mandatory reading. It is even more valuable for those who are interested in or study the development of military institutions, because it provides an excellent example of such a study, in addition to the analysis about the Royal Marines. * HISTORY * [T]his book should be the standard reference on the foundation, rise and existence of the Royal Marines. * NORTHERN MARINER * Very impressive. The detail on manpower, roles and responsibilities and administration is significant. * KEDGE ANCHOR * Offers a much-needed study into one of the most ignored and misunderstood of British eighteenth-century military institutions. ... For scholars of eighteenth-century military institutions, society and identity, this will be an important contribution to the existing literature. * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY * An excellent book...highly recommended. * THE NELSON DESPATCH * Informed and informative, [it] is a seminal work of impressive scholarship. * MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, August 2013 * A valuable contribution to the history of the Royal Marines, and should be of interest to anyone interested in the history of the Marines or of British naval power. * WWW.HISTORYOFWAR.ORG * Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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