The narrative of William Spavens : a Chatham pensioner : a unique lower deck view of the Navy of the seven years war
Spavens, William1998
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Part of a series of naval and sea-life memoirs, this title offers an alternative to the usual top-down history, and reveals much about press gangs. It includes an eyewitness account of Hawke's great victory in Quiberon Bay in 1759.
Main title:
The narrative of William Spavens : a Chatham pensioner : a unique lower deck view of the Navy of the seven years war / written by himself ; introduction by N. A. M. Rodger.
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Imprint:
London : Chatham, 1998.
Collation:
xii, 178p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781861760838 (pbk)1861760833 (pbk)
Dewey class:
359.3'38'092
Language:
English
BRN:
368497
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