Roger Knight is curator emeritus at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. He is author of several books, including the prize-winning The Pursuit of Victory and Britain against Napoleon.
“A delightful book. . . . Knight describes the nature of life on
the convoys in intricate detail, but always in simple, accessible
prose. Points are made through delightfully allegorical anecdotes,
rather than cumbersome argument. We feel the waves, smell the sea,
rub shoulders with long-suffering seamen.”—Gerard DeGroot, Times
(UK)
“The story of these men and their ships . . . is recounted
brilliantly and deserves to be read as both a pleasure and a
tribute.”—David Childs, Naval Review
“Naval history at its best. A challenging text that examines the
critical role of the British convoy system in the Napoleonic era, a
partnership that bound the state, trade, the Royal Navy and the
insurance industry, and foreshadowed the better-known but no less
vital convoy systems of the World Wars of the twentieth
century.”—Andrew Lambert, author of Nelson: Britannia’s God of
War
“This is an outstanding study of a vital and too-long neglected
element of British power during the Napoleonic War. Knight takes us
into the daily lives of those who worked on these dangerous
missions, explodes many old myths and makes an important
contribution to developing our understanding of life at sea in this
period.”—Richard Harding, author of Naval Leadership in the
Atlantic World
“Outstanding. Roger Knight brilliantly tells the forgotten story
that underpinned Britain’s survival and ultimate victory in the war
against Napoleon. Authoritative and original, this will appeal to
all readers with an interest in the Napoleonic Wars.”—Rory Muir,
author of Wellington: The Path to Victory 1769–1814
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
