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Tempest : the royal navy and the age of revolutions / James Davey

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  • Tempest : the royal navy and the age of revolutions / James Davey
  • Tempest Davey, James New Haven : Yale University Press [2023] 9780300271348
  • New Haven London : Yale University Press
  • C 2023
  • 1 vol. (xix-426 p.-[16] p. de pl.) : ill. ; 24 cm
  • 978-0-3002-3827-3
  • 0-300-23827-4
  • 9780300238273 rel.
  • 359.0094109/033 23
  • Bibliogr. p. [392]-415. Notes bibliogr. Index
  • "The French Revolutionary Wars catapulted Britain into a conflict against a new enemy: Republican France. Britain relied on the Royal Navy to protect its shores and empire, but as radical ideas about rights and liberty spread across the globe, it could not prevent the spirit of revolution from reaching its ships. In this insightful history, James Davey tells the story of Britain's Royal Navy across the turbulent 1790s. As resistance and rebellion swept through the fleets, the navy itself became a political battleground. This was a conflict fought for principles as well as power. Sailors organized riots, strikes, petitions, and mutinies to achieve their goals. These shocking events dominated public discussion, prompting cynical--and sometimes brutal--responses from the government and naval command."
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