Science Utility And Maritime Power

Author : Roger Morriss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317058878

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Science, Utility and Maritime Power by Roger Morriss Pdf

During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. His influence stemmed from his passion for science, from his desire to achieve improvements based on a belief in the principle of Utility, and from experience gained over eleven years in Russia, a large part in the service of Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin. Having travelled extensively throughout the north and south of Russia, Poland and Siberia, he managed Potemkin’s industries at Krichev, built fast river galleys, armed the Russian flotilla of small craft at Kherson and served with the flotilla that defeated the Turks in the Black Sea. His main ambition was to open river communication in Siberia and develop trade into the Pacific. However he returned to England and in 1796 became Inspector General of Naval Works, a post in which he fought for innovations in the technology and management of the British royal dockyards. Regarded then by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development.

Author : Roger Morriss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ISBN : 1472451996

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Science, Utility and Maritime Power by Roger Morriss Pdf

During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced the technology and administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. His influence stemmed from his passion for science, his desire to achieve improvements based on a belief in the principle of Utility, and his experience gained over eleven years in Russia. Regarded then by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development.

Author : Edward Luttwak
Publisher : Sage Publications (CA)
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Israel-Arab War, 1967
ISBN : UCAL:B4257742

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Sea Power in the Mediterranean by Edward Luttwak Pdf

Author : Renaud Morieux
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198723585

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The Society of Prisoners by Renaud Morieux Pdf

In the eighteenth century, as wars between Britain, France, and their allies raged across the world, hundreds of thousands of people were captured, detained, or exchanged. They were shipped across oceans, marched across continents, or held in an indeterminate limbo. The Society of Prisoners challenges us to rethink the paradoxes of the prisoner of war, defined at once as an enemy and as a fellow human being whose life must be spared. Amidst the emergence of new codifications of international law, the practical distinctions between a prisoner of war, a hostage, a criminal, and a slave were not always clear-cut. Renaud Morieux's vivid and lucid account uses war captivity as a point of departure, investigating how the state transformed itself at war, and how whole societies experienced international conflicts. The detention of foreigners on home soil created the conditions for multifaceted exchanges with the host populations, involving prison guards, priests, pedlars, and philanthropists. Thus, while the imprisonment of enemies signals the extension of Anglo-French rivalry throughout the world, the mass incarceration of foreign soldiers and sailors also illustrates the persistence of non-conflictual relations amidst war. Taking the reader beyond Britain and France, as far as the West Indies and St Helena, this story resonates in our own time, questioning the dividing line between war and peace, and forcing us to confront the untenable situations in which the status of the enemy is left to the whim of the captor.

Author : Richard Harding,Agustín Guimerá
Publisher : University of Westminster Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911534099

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Naval Leadership in the Atlantic World by Richard Harding,Agustín Guimerá Pdf

The naval leader has taken centre stage in traditional naval histories. However, while the historical narrative has been fairly consistent the development of various navies has been accompanied by assumptions, challenges and competing visions of the social characteristics of naval leaders and of their function. Whilst leadership has been a constant theme in historical studies, it has not been scrutinised as a phenomenon in its own right. This book examines the critical period in Europe between 1700 -1850, when political, economic and cultural shifts were bringing about a new understanding of the individual and of society. Bringing together context with a focus on naval leadership as a phenomenon is at the heart of this book, a unique collaborative venture between British, French and Spanish scholars. As globalisation develops in the twenty-first century the significance of navies looks set to increase. This volume of essays aims to place naval leadership in its historical context. An electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high quality books Open Access for the public good. The Open Access ISBN for this book is 978-1-911534-76-1. More information about the initiative and details about KU’s Open Access programme can be found at www.knowledgeunlatched.org

Author : Tim Causer
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911576822

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Memorandoms by James Martin by Tim Causer Pdf

Among the vast body of manuscripts composed and collected by the philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), held by UCL Library’s Special Collections, is the earliest Australian convict narrative, Memorandoms by James Martin. This document also happens to be the only extant first-hand account of the most well-known, and most mythologized, escape from Australia by transported convicts. On the night of 28 March 1791, James Martin, William and Mary Bryant and their two infant children, and six other male convicts, stole the colony’s fishing boat and sailed out of Sydney Harbour. Within ten weeks they had reached Kupang in West Timor, having, in an amazing feat of endurance, travelled over 3,000 miles (c. 5,000) kilometres) in an open boat. There they passed themselves off as the survivors of a shipwreck, a ruse which—initially, at least—fooled their Dutch hosts. This new edition of the Memorandoms includes full colour reproductions of the original manuscripts, making available for the first time this hugely important document, alongside a transcript with commentary describing the events and key characters. The book also features a scholarly introduction which examines their escape and early convict absconding in New South Wales more generally, and, drawing on primary records, presents new research which sheds light on the fate of the escapees after they reached Kupang. The introduction also assesses the voluminous literature on this most famous escape, and critically examines the myths and fictions created around it and the escapees, myths which have gone unchallenged for far too long. Finally, the introduction briefly discusses Jeremy Bentham’s views on convict transportation and their enduring impact.

Author : Kevin L. Falk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429835391

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Why Nations Put to Sea by Kevin L. Falk Pdf

Originally published in 2000, this book describes the relation between technology and the exercise of sea power. It emphasizes the importance of mastering and maintaining technology for the means of exercising maritime power whether the USA is at peace or in a time of conflict. The changing character of maritime power is evaluated through an examination of current trends, historical precedent and deductive logic. Many factors influence sea power, but it is the exponential growth in the use of science and technology which the author believes is the key to understanding the future of sea power.

Author : Roger Morriss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317058861

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Science, Utility and Maritime Power by Roger Morriss Pdf

During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. His influence stemmed from his passion for science, from his desire to achieve improvements based on a belief in the principle of Utility, and from experience gained over eleven years in Russia, a large part in the service of Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin. Having travelled extensively throughout the north and south of Russia, Poland and Siberia, he managed Potemkin’s industries at Krichev, built fast river galleys, armed the Russian flotilla of small craft at Kherson and served with the flotilla that defeated the Turks in the Black Sea. His main ambition was to open river communication in Siberia and develop trade into the Pacific. However he returned to England and in 1796 became Inspector General of Naval Works, a post in which he fought for innovations in the technology and management of the British royal dockyards. Regarded then by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11874888

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The Forum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:73739114

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English Mechanic and World of Science ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Technology
ISBN : UCAL:C2631590

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English Mechanic and Mirror of Science by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Industrial hygiene
ISBN : STANFORD:36105014640879

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Safety Science Abstracts Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Technology
ISBN : UCAL:$C208730

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English Mechanic and Mirror of Science and Art by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015079948405

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Canada and International Peace and Security, a Bibliography by Anonim Pdf

Author : Geoffrey Till
Publisher : Brassey's
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:35007004198200

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Modern Sea Power by Geoffrey Till Pdf