Oliver Warner (1903–1976)
Autor de Great Sea Battles
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Obras de Oliver Warner
English maritime writing: Hakluyt to Cook (British Book News. Bibliographical series of supplements;no.105) (1958) 7 copias
William Wilberforce and his times 2 copias
Les Grandes Batailles navales 1 copia
Pelos Caminhos do Ouro 1 copia
Treasures in London 1 copia
Sport in art 1 copia
Sixteenth Report to the Legislature of Massachusetts, Relating to the Registry and Return of Births, Marriages, and… (2017) 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Warner, Oliver Martin Wilson
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1903
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1976-08-14
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- England
UK - Lugar de nacimiento
- UK
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- London, England, UK
- Educación
- Denstone College
University of Cambridge (Caius College) - Ocupaciones
- naval administrator
naval historian - Organizaciones
- UK Office of the Admiralty
British Council
Chatto and Windus
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Great Sea Battles by Oliver Warner (1969-03-01) por 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.… (más)
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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