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Hawke, Nelson and British Naval Leadership, 1747-1805 (Hardcover, New)
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Hawke, Nelson and British Naval Leadership, 1747-1805 (Hardcover, New)
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Unlike other books on eighteenth-century British admirals, which
tell and re-tell the history of admirals' successful exploits, this
book investigates what exactly were the qualities which made for
successful naval leadership in this period. It identifies twelve
key qualities, and discusses how far each of the many leading
admirals of the period possessed these qualities. It argues that
Hawke and Nelson were the outstanding naval leaders of the
eighteenth century, outlining their respective careers and showing
how both of them possessed, more than the other admirals, the key
qualities of leadership. Moreover, it argues that British fleet
tactics and blockade strategy reached a new high level in the
middle of the eighteenth century; that Hawke played the leading
operational role in achieving this; and that Hawke has been
undervalued both in the history of the British navy and in public
estimation of Britain's great military and naval leaders. Overall,
the book provides a refreshing reappraisal of British naval warfare
in the eighteenth century, enabling readers to relive key battles
and other encounters, and appreciate how crucial, alongside other
key factors which are also discussed, the leadership qualities of
the admirals were in bringing about success, or, in some cases,
failure. Ruddock Mackay has published extensively on maritime
history and taught at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth and the
University of St Andrews. Michael Duffy, who was Director of the
Centre for Maritime Historical Studies at the University of Exeter
1991-2007, has also published extensively on maritime history.
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