Julian Corbett: 13 books

2 works of Julian Corbett British naval historian (1854-1922) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Julian Corbett. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Some Principles of Maritime Strategy

Unlike Alfred Thayer Mahan, Britain’s great maritime strategist Sir Julian Corbett believed that victory in war does not come simply by the exercise of sea power and that, historically, this has never been the case. Corbett’s keen analysis of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 as presented in this...

Unlike Alfred Thayer Mahan, Britain’s great maritime strategist Sir Julian Corbett believed that victory in war does not come simply by the exercise of sea power and that, historically, this has never been the case. Corbett’s keen analysis of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 as presented in this...

Sir Francis Drake is a classic biography of the legendary explorer.

The Seven Years War (1756-1763) was the one of the truly world-wide conflicts, with engagements spanning from India to Canada. The causes, as with so many of the European wars, was a question of land and legitimacy, the ever present simmering tensions between England and France, and the newly emergent...

Of the many campaigns in the long history of Britain, naval and otherwise, there have been few more momentous than the campaign in the Mediterranean in 1804-5 culminating in the battle of Trafalgar. They spawned a national hero in the figure of heroic lord Nelson, one-armed and blind in one eye, dying...

The Seven Years War (1756-1763) was one of the truly world-wide conflicts following the expansion of European colonies, with engagements spanning from India to Canada. As with so many of the European wars, the causes were a question of land and legitimacy. The ever-present simmering tensions between...

Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Julian Stafford Corbett - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. ...

The present work is designed as a sequel to Drake and the Tudor Navy (1898), to which it practically forms a third and concluding volume, carrying the reader through the period of hostilities with Spain which extended from the death of Drake in 1596 to the conclusion of the war at James I.’s accession. It...

This biography of English general George Monk (1608–1670), part of the English Men of Action series, is a noteworthy resource for students of British and European history. Monk, revered as a hero, had a successful military career and played a pivotal role in the Restoration of the Stuart monarchy, for which he became the 1st Duke of Albemarle.

This excellent biography of English sea captain Sir Francis Drake (1540–1596), part of the English Men of Action series, is a reservoir of information for students of history and those with a passion for exploration. Among his many legendary exploits, Drake led the first English circumnavigation of the world, for which he was awarded knighthood.