Oliver Warner (1903–1976)
Auteur van Great Sea Battles
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Werken van Oliver Warner
English maritime writing: Hakluyt to Cook (British Book News. Bibliographical series of supplements;no.105) (1958) 7 exemplaren
Lifeboat Service: A History of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, 1824-1974 (1974) 3 exemplaren
William Wilberforce and his times 2 exemplaren
Les Grandes Batailles navales 1 exemplaar
De grote zeeslagen uit de geschiedenis 1 exemplaar
Pelos Caminhos do Ouro 1 exemplaar
Treasures in London 1 exemplaar
Sport in art 1 exemplaar
Sixteenth Report to the Legislature of Massachusetts, Relating to the Registry and Return of Births, Marriages, and… (2017) 1 exemplaar
Joseph Conrad: Men and books 1 exemplaar
The English teapot 1 exemplaar
Captains and kings;: A group of miniatures 1 exemplaar
Enciclopedia de la guerra en la mar 1 exemplaar
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Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Warner, Oliver Martin Wilson
- Geboortedatum
- 1903
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1976-08-14
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- England
UK - Geboorteplaats
- UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- London, England, UK
- Opleiding
- Denstone College
University of Cambridge (Caius College) - Beroepen
- naval administrator
naval historian - Organisaties
- UK Office of the Admiralty
British Council
Chatto and Windus
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Great Sea Battles by Oliver Warner (1969-03-01) door Oliver Warner
Overview of 26 major sea battlles, begininig with Lepanto in 1571, and ending with Midway and Leyte Gulf in the 20th century. Many illustrations, prints and maps. No dust jacket.
Like Antietam in the USA Civil war, The Glorious First was a crucial battle in a long struggle. The war went on longer, but the strategy was defined from this point. For the next quarter-century, the French Navy would try to break out into the Atlantic, so as to bring in resources from abroad, (N. and S. America.) They would, of course, fail. Britain's ability to carry on the war would never be seriously challenged again. I wish the book were better written, but Trafalgar gets the ink, even though it was a last gasp, in comparison.… (meer)
This is a very well illustrated general introduction to important battles down the ages, beginning with Lepanto (1571) and ending with WWII. Extensive use is made of contemporary visuals and there are diagrams of the action for each battle. There are some interesting appendices including a chart showing the range of guns over the years.
A well researched and written trade book on Wolfe's campaign from the British perspective with excellent illustrations and maps. With Oliver Warner's penchant for naval history, the story of the Royal Navy's contribution is not given short shrift as is usually the case in most Wolfe/Quebec campaign books.
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 56
- Ook door
- 2
- Leden
- 667
- Populariteit
- #37,822
- Waardering
- 3.3
- Besprekingen
- 4
- ISBNs
- 57
- Talen
- 4