ADMIRAL LORD ST VINCENT: LIFE OF SIR JOHN JERVIS ~ 2006 HC w/ D/J * ROYAL NAVY

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ADMIRAL LORD ST VINCENT: LIFE OF SIR JOHN JERVIS ~ 2006 HC w/ D/J * ROYAL NAVY:
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JAMES D. G. DAVIDSON.

ADMIRAL LORD ST VINCENT - SAINT OR TYRANT? THE LIFE OF SIR JOHN JERVIS, NELSON\'S PATRON.

South Yorkshire UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. FIRST EDITION. 2006.

230 pages with Index. B&W PLATES + MAPS. Large octavo (9 1/2 by 6 1/2 inch) hardcover with d/j, black boards with gilt titling to spine.

Light rubbing and a bit of minor scuffing to d/j, o/w FINE CONDITION IN FINE D/J.

CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION.

1.) JOHN JERVIS JOINS THE NAVY. * 2.) THE YEARS OF WAITING. * 3.) THE YEARS OF PREPARATION. * 4.) CAPTAIN OF THE FOUDROYANT. * 5.) COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. * 6.) RETREAT FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN. * 7.) DIPLOMAT AND STRATEGIST. * 8.) THE BATTLE OF CAPE ST VINCENT. * 9.) THE BATTLE AGAINST MUTINY. * 10.) RETURN TO THE MEDITERRANEAN. * 11.) THE RIFT WITH SIR JOHN ORDE. * 12.) BACK TO ENGLAND. * 13.) COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, CHANNEL FLEET. * 14.) FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY. * 15.) THE BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION. * 16.) RECONSTRUCTION - OR DESTRUCTION. * 17.) PRELUDE TO TRAFALGAR. * 18.) HOME STRAIT.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. * APPENDIX A.) TABLE OF RATES. * INDEX.

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A GREAT, ALL BUT AS NEW COPY OF THIS UNCOMMON AND SIGNIFICANT HISTORY. ** OF MUCH INTEREST TO ANYONE WHO IS A FAN OF THE NELSON AND (IN FICTION) HORNBLOWER ERA OF THE ROYAL NAVY.

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