Fleet Battle and Blockade – The French Revolutionary War 1793-1797. Chatham Pictorial Histories.

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Chathams major new series illustrating the great maritime events of the pre-photographic era from contemporary paintings, prints, drawings, charts and plans. Based on the collections of the National Maritime Museum. Covers the whole of the French REvolutionary, Napoleonic and 1812 wars based on contemporary images, a series depicting the reality of warfare under sail in a depth never previously attained.

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Chathams major new series illustrating the great maritime events of the pre-photographic era from contemporary paintings, prints, drawings, charts and plans. Based on the collections of the National Maritime Museum. Covers the whole of the French REvolutionary, Napoleonic and 1812 wars based on contemporary images, a series depicting the reality of warfare under sail in a depth never previously attained.

Author=Edited by Robert Gardiner
Pages=192
Published=1996
Book Condtion=Ex public library book.library plate and stamp.generally excellent condition in a dust jacket

Weight 1200 g

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