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100 1 $aMorriss, Roger.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83165691
245 14 $aThe foundations of British maritime ascendancy :$bresources, logistics and the State, 1755-1815 /$cRoger Morriss.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $axvii, 440 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aCambridge military histories
520 $a"British power and global expansion between 1755 and 1815 have mainly been attributed to the fiscal-military state and the achievements of the Royal Navy at sea. Roger Morriss here sheds new light on the broader range of developments in the infrastructure of the state needed to extend British power at sea and overseas. He demonstrates how developments in culture, experience and control in central government affected the supply of ships, manpower, food, transport and ordnance as well as the support of the army, permitting the maintenance and projection of armed forces of unprecedented size to distant stations. He reveals how the British state, although dependent on the private sector, built a partnership with it based on trust, ethics and the law. Traditionally regarded as inferior to the fighting services, this book argues that Britain's military bureaucracy was in fact the keystone of the nation's maritime ascendancy"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The British state in evolution; 2. Defence and expansion; 3. Economy and finance; 4. Naval growth and infrastructure; 5. Ordnance and technology; 6. Manpower and motivation; 7. Foodstuffs and victualling; 8. Shipping and transportation; 9. The supply of land forces overseas; 10. Conclusion.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory, Naval$y18th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056846
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory, Naval$y19th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056847
650 0 $aSea-power$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y18th century.
650 0 $aSea-power$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y18th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056900
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y19th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056911
830 0 $aCambridge military histories.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004033782
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