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Gentlemen and Tarpaulins - The Officers and Men of the Restoration Navy (Hardcover, New)
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Gentlemen and Tarpaulins - The Officers and Men of the Restoration Navy (Hardcover, New)
Series: Oxford Historical Monographs
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This is the first scholarly study of the Royal Navy during the
reigns of Charles II and James II. Historians have long viewed the
Restoration Navy through the eyes of Samuel Pepys, the greatest
diarist and naval administrator of the age. Perceptive and
intelligent as Pepys was, he presented only a one-sided view of the
Navy, that of a bureaucrat attempting to reorganize it. J. D.
Davies assesses this traditional picture of the Restoration Navy in
the light of recent scholarship, using the evidence not only of
Pepys but of his contemporaries. He examines the reactions of naval
personnel to the demands imposed by Pepys, and analyses the
structure of the service. He also explores the lives and attitudes
of the men (the `tarpaulins') and their officers - the quests for
promotion, enrichment, and glory; the very different problems posed
by peace and war; the nature of life at sea; and the role of the
Navy in national life. Gentlemen and Tarpaulins provides a
fascinating glimpse into the history of the Royal Navy.
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