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Britain, Portugal and South America in the Napoleonic Wars : alliances and diplomacy in economic maritime conflict /Martin Robson. Robson, Martin. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 327(42:469-44)"1793/1815"

A very brilliant affair : the Battle of Queenston Heights, 1812 /Robert Malcomson. Malcomson, Robert. 2003. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1812/1815"(42:73)

The portrait of a general : a chronicle of the Napoleonic wars /John Colville. Colville, John Rupert,-Sir. 1980. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355/.0092/4

History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814 / W. F. P. Napier. Napier, W F P 1882. • BOOK • 3 copies available. 355.48"1807/1814"

British naval power in the East, 1794-1805 : the command of Admiral Peter Rainier /Peter A. Ward. "When war broke out with France in 1793, there immediately arose the threat of a renewed French challenge to British supremacy in India. This security problem was compounded in 1795 when the French overran the Netherlands and the extremely valuable Dutch trade routes and Dutch colonies, including the Cape of Good Hope and what is now Indonesia, fell under French control. The task of securing British interests in the East was a formidable one: the distances were huge, communication with London could take years, there were problems marshalling resources, and fine diplomatic skills were needed to keep independent rulers on the British side and to ensure full co-operation from the East India Company. The person charged with overseeing this formidable task was Admiral Peter Rainier (1741-1808), commander of the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean and the East from 1794 to 1805. This book discusses the enormous difficulties Rainier faced. It outlines his career, explaining how he carried out his role with exceptional skill; how he succeeded in securing British interests in the East - whilst avoiding the need to fight a major battle; how he enhanced Britain's commanding position at sea; and how, additionally, in co-operation with the Governor-General, Richard Wellesley, he further advanced Britain's position in India itself."--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92RAINIER

Troubled waters : steamboat disasters, river improvements, and American public policy, 1821-1860 /Paul F. Paskoff. Paskoff, Paul F. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.4:656.62(74)".../1861"

The mammoth book of life before the mast : sailors' eyewitness accounts from the age of fighting ships Lewis, Jon E Jan 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92:359"1794/1815"

Under the volcano : revolution in a Sicilian town /Lucy Riall. "1: Original analysis of a key episode in modern Italian history: the revolt at Bronte and the expedition of the Thousand; 2: Offers a fascinating account of Nelson's legacy and of the experience of British life overseas in the Age of Empire; 3: Based on new and hitherto unused archival material; 4: Takes in the long-term origins and consequences of the famous revolt, as well as considering the problem of memory and the struggles over memory in Italy today; 5: Provides a detailed, sometimes intimate account of great historical events seen from a Sicilian town through individual letters and other first-hand accounts. During the momentous events that shook Italy in 1860 as the nation was unified, there was a murderous riot in the Sicilian town of Bronte on the slopes of Mount Etna. Thereafter, Bronte became a symbol - of the limits of the liberal Risorgimento and of the persistence of foreign domination: descendants of Admiral Horatio Nelson had the largest landholding in the town and the British were said to have put pressure on Garibaldi to crush the uprising, which his lieutenant did with brutality. Lucy Riall has used the discovery of a new archive to transform brilliantly this episode into an ambitious exploration of much larger themes. Relaying an often brutal tale of poverty, injustice, and mismanagement, her powerful and engaging narrative also opens windows onto the true meaning of the British presence. Bronte's story becomes one that is also about Britain's policy towards Italy and Europe in the nineteenth century, and about colonial rule overseas in the age of Empire. It shows what happened when these two different aspects of British power bumped into each other in one Sicilian town."--Provided by the publisher. 2013 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 327(42:45)"18"

Shipwrecks of the revolutionary and Napoleonic eras / Terence Grocott. Grocott, Terence 1997. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 656.61.085.3"1793/1816"

Gillray observed : the earliest account of his caricatures in London und Paris /translated and edited by Christiane Banerji and Diana Donald. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7GILLRAY

Victory / Susan Cooper. Cooper, Susan. 2006. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3

Bonaparte & brimstone : a life of mixed fortunes in the Royal Navy and merchant service /Simon Francis Brown. "Napoleon Bonaparte?s defeat in 1815 came at an inconvenient time for John Monk, an ambitious young naval officer. Forced to rethink his plans, John turned to the merchant service, where he encountered storms, shipwreck and even piracy as he traded between Liverpool and the Mediterranean through the 1830s and 1840s. Bonaparte & Brimstone is the fascinating and engaging biography of a little-known Georgian naval lieutenant and mariner from Parkgate on the Wirral and brings him unforgettably to life. Vibrantly written, it is the beguiling story of one man?s hopes and fortunes, and is ultimately an emotional tale of family and belonging, enriched with abundant personal documents, among them the remarkable diary of a stormy voyage to Italy in 1824. John Monk saw ten years? service across the seas of Europe and survived the horrific bloodshed on HMS Impregnable during the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816, but he grew dismayed at his lack of progress and battled the Admiralty just as he had once battled the French. Bonaparte & Brimstone paints a portrait in miniature of British society in the nineteenth century and of the country?s seafarers who attempted to navigate a path through it."--Provided by the publisher. 2023. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Nelson's refuge : Gibraltar in the age of Napoleon /Jason R. Musteen. Musteen, Jason R. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1793/1815"(468.2)

Admiral Saumarez versus Napoleon : the Baltic, 1807-12 /Tim Voelcker. Voelcker, Tim 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1807/1812"(42:44)

Nelson's battles : the art of victory in the age of sail Tracy, Nicholas 1996 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 92Nelson

The British at the gates : the New Orleans campaign in the War of 1812 Reilly, Robin 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1812/1815"(42:73)

Nelson and Napoleon : the long haul to Trafalgar. Lee, Christopher 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92NAPOLEON:92NELSON

Heart of oak : a sailor's life in Nelson's navy Mcguane, James P 2003 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.124

The Ionian mission O'Brian, Patrick, 1996 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-31

British warships in the age of sail, 1793-1817 : design, construction, careers and fates /Rif Winfield. Winfield, Rif. 2005. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.82(42)"1793/1817"

Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars / Robert Gardiner. Gardiner, Robert, 2000. • FOLIO • 3 copies available. 623.823.6"1801/1815"

Napoleon and the invasion of Britain / Alexandra Franklin and Mark Philp ; with contributions by Katrina Navickas. Franklin, Alexandra 2003. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 741.5:92NAPOLEON

We shall fight on the beaches : defying Napoleon & Hitler, 1805 and 1940 /Brian Lavery. Lavery, Brian. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1805+1940"

History of the Imams and Seyyids of Oman : from 661-1856 /Salil-ibn-Razik. Salil-ibn-Razik 1871 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 953.5

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