Oliver Warner (1903–1976)
Auteur de Great Sea Battles
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Œuvres de Oliver Warner
English maritime writing: Hakluyt to Cook (British Book News. Bibliographical series of supplements;no.105) (1958) 7 exemplaires
Lifeboat Service: A History of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, 1824-1974 (1974) 3 exemplaires
William Wilberforce and his times 2 exemplaires
Les Grandes Batailles navales 1 exemplaire
De grote zeeslagen uit de geschiedenis 1 exemplaire
Nelson's last diary: a facsimile; edited by Oliver Warner (1971) — Directeur de publication — 1 exemplaire
Pelos Caminhos do Ouro 1 exemplaire
Treasures in London 1 exemplaire
Sport in art 1 exemplaire
Sixteenth Report to the Legislature of Massachusetts, Relating to the Registry and Return of Births, Marriages, and… (2017) 1 exemplaire
Joseph Conrad: Men and books 1 exemplaire
The English teapot 1 exemplaire
Captains and kings;: A group of miniatures 1 exemplaire
Enciclopedia de la guerra en la mar 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Warner, Oliver Martin Wilson
- Date de naissance
- 1903
- Date de décès
- 1976-08-14
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- England
UK - Lieu de naissance
- UK
- Lieu du décès
- Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- London, England, UK
- Études
- Denstone College
University of Cambridge (Caius College) - Professions
- naval administrator
naval historian - Organisations
- UK Office of the Admiralty
British Council
Chatto and Windus
Membres
Critiques
Great Sea Battles by Oliver Warner (1969-03-01) par 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.… (plus d'informations)
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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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 56
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 669
- Popularité
- #37,728
- Évaluation
- 3.3
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 57
- Langues
- 4