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Aubrey, Philip : The Defeat of James Stuart's Armada 1692

Leicester U., Leicester, England, 1979

194pp. B&W Illustrations Covers a period of naval history virtually unknown to the general reading public, the Battles of Barfleur and the Hogue, 8vo, Fine in Fine DJ

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AUBREY, PHILIP: : The Defeat of James Stuart's Armada 1692

UK.LEICESTER.LEICESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS,1979.

ISBN 0718511689.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,yellow +black pictorial illustrated dw/dj (detail of 'Fireships at La Hogue,by Adriaan van Dienst - National Maritime Museum, London.) and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Spine/backstrip of dw/dj is inevitably,lightly sunned/faded.Top edges coloured green,fore-edges crisp,bright, white and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,possibly unread? Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher' original, plain dark green cloth boards with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate cream+green map (England,France and the English Channel) illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,12-192pp [paginated] includes intro,10 chapters,7 b/w maps (excluding eps),9 b/w contemporary historical illustrations/plates; notes, appendices(5),a bibliography,contemporary manuscript+printed sources,secondary sources,and a general index; plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages, contents list/table,2 lists of maps+b/w plates,and an author preface. This book aims to rescue from neglect a period of naval history having much in common with the Armada and Trafalgar campaigns,yet virtually unknown to the general reading public.For over 80 years (then 1979) no attempt has been made to assess the importance of the battles of Barfleur and the Hogue,which saved England from invasion in 1692 by a Franco-Irish army already assembled in Normandy and from the danger of a second civil war had Jacobite sympathizers been given a rallying point.The account of naval operations is based almost entirely on contemporary sources and is set against the political background of the uneasy first five years of the English revolution.It leads to a more favourable view of Edward Russell,the English naval commander-in-chief,than has hitherto been accorded him. The story of the struggle at sea that followed the flight of James II is of particular interest,not only to the naval historian,but also to the general student of war and international conflict.Many matters with which we are familiar in the twentieth century were already the subject of trial,of argument and of resolution in the seventeenth.The command and control of a large fleet,its relations with an allied navy,the degree to which a government might interfere in an admiral's conduct of operations,the defence of trade,the mounting of joint operations with the army,the administrative backing and finance for large naval and military forces - all these things and more find a place in the narrative. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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