The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Volume 7Sir William Clowes's superb seven-volume study is the preeminent history of the Royal Navy and England's maritime legacy. This remarkable series includes the work of Alfred Thayer Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt, Sir Clements Markham, and H. W. Wilson. Covers the period from the end of the Russian war in 1856 to the death of Queen Victoria at the beginning of 1901. |
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CHAPTER XLVI | 1 |
TRAINING BRIG NAUTILUS 1879 | 23 |
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XLVI | 85 |
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