The Myth of the Press Gang: Volunteers, Impressment and the Naval Manpower Problem in the Late Eighteenth Century

The Myth of the Press Gang: Volunteers, Impressment and the Naval Manpower Problem in the Late Eighteenth Century Overturns the generally held view that the press gang was the main means of recruiting seamen by the British navy in the late eighteenth century. Autor: J. Ross (Royalty Account) Dancy Wydawnictwo: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Rok wydania: 2018 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 227 Wymiary: 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm Ilustracje: 59 line illus. Język: angielski ISBN: 9781783272891