BRITISH AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE 1739-1815: Success and Failure Across Five Continents

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Provides case-studies of naval operations and explores why their outcomes ranged from great successes to major disasters, with no obvious long-term learning curve. Provides an overview of Britain's amphibious operations from the early part of the eighteenth century to the close of the Napoleonic era, an examination of the earliest attempts to develop amphibious doctrine by Thomas More Molyneux, and a series of case-studies that examine both successes and failures. Explores the mistakes at Cartagena in 1741 and Walcheren in 1809, as well as the successes at Louisbourg (twice), Quebec, Belleisle, and Charleston. Explores what factors ensured that some expeditions succeeded where others failed, lessons that were learned along the way, and why were they not consistently applied thereafter. Contains 31 black and white illustrations, 8 black and white maps, and 6 tables.