The Foundations of British Maritime Ascendancy

Resources, Logistics and the State, 1755–1815

By:

Roger Morriss

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Military Histories

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British power and global expansion between 1755 and 1815 have mainly been attributed to the fiscal-military state and the achievements of the Royal navy at sea. Roger Morriss here sheds new light on the broader range of developments in the infrastructure of the state needed to extend British power at sea and overseas. He demonstrates how developments in culture, experience and control in central government affected the supply of ships, manpower, food, transport and ordnance as well as the support of the army, permitting the maintenance of armed forces of unprecedented size and their projection to distant stations. He reveals how the British state, although dependent on the private sector, built a partnership with it based on trust, ethics and the law. This book argues that Britain's military bureaucracy, traditionally regarded as inferior to the fighting services, was in fact the keystone of the nation's maritime ascendancy.

Author Biography:

Roger Morriss is Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Exeter, and General Editor of the Navy Records Society. His previous publications include Naval Power and British Culture, 1760–1850: Public Trust and Government Ideology (2004).

Release date NZ

January 30th, 2014

Author

Roger Morriss

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

36 Tables, black and white

Pages

460

Series

Cambridge Military Histories

Dimensions

152x229x24

ISBN-13

9781107670136

Product ID

21675136

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