Anatomy of a naval disaster : the 1746 French naval expedition to North America / / James Pritchard
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| Autore: |
Pritchard James S. <1939->
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| Titolo: |
Anatomy of a naval disaster : the 1746 French naval expedition to North America / / James Pritchard
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| Pubblicazione: | Montreal ; ; Buffalo, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1995 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvi, 322 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina: | 944/.034 |
| Soggetto topico: | Naval history |
| Soggetto geografico: | France History, Naval 18th century |
| France History Louis XV, 1715-1774 | |
| United States History King George's War, 1744-1748 Naval operations, French | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-309) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Matter -- Contents -- Tables and Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Dates, Weights, Measures, and Currency -- Introduction -- Policy and Ambition: Background to a Naval Expedition -- Plans, Preparations, and Conflict -- Delays and Departures -- The Enterprise of a Passage -- Tragedy at Chibouctou -- The Lost Shepherds -- La Jonquière Takes Command -- The Final Agony -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A compelling account of one of the most ambitious and catastrophic French naval expeditions in the eighteenth century. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Anatomy of a naval disaster |
| ISBN: | 1-282-85351-1 |
| 9786612853517 | |
| 0-7735-6553-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821201703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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