The Line Upon a Wind: An Intimate History of the Last and Greatest War Fought at Sea Under Sail: 1793-1815

Name: The Line Upon a Wind: An Intimate History of the Last and Greatest War Fought at Sea Under Sail: 1793-1815
Price: 14.1 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780224069229

ISBN-10: 0224069225

ISBN-13: 9780224069229

Edition: N/A

Authors: Noel Mostert

List price: $27.00

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

2 new & used from $14.10

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

An Intimate History of the Last and Greatest War Fought at Sea Under Sail: 17931815. Following his acclaimed Frontiers, Noel Mostert's new book chronicles the first true "world war." In February 1793, France declared war on Britain and Holland. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars that raged for the next twenty-two years saw European powers manoeuvering for mercantile and political advantage in a complex and ever-changing web of alliances and coalitions. By 1815, the world was a different place; age-old certainties were shattered, established dynasties and kingdoms overthrown, the United States emerged as a world power, and a new age was dawning. This was to be the longest, hardest and…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Pages: 512
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.05" long x 1.85" tall
Weight: 1.210