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050 4 _aVB
100 1 _aOppenheim, M.
_q(Michael),
_d1853-1927
245 1 2 _aA history of the administration of the Royal Navy and of merchant shipping in relation to the Navy from MDIX to MDCLX, with an introduction treating of the preceding period
246 1 _aA history of the administration of the Royal Navy and of merchant shipping in relation to the Navy from 1509 to 1660, with an introduction treating of the preceding period
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-08-08
508 _aMWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"A History of the Administration of the Royal Navy and of Merchant Shipping" by M. Oppenheim is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work examines the evolution and organization of the Royal Navy from the accession of Henry VIII until the end of the Commonwealth, alongside the relationship between naval and merchant shipping. This book is particularly interesting for those who wish to gain insights into naval administration and the historical context of England's maritime development. The opening of the text establishes the author's intention to fill a notable gap in the history of naval administration, emphasizing that while numerous books discuss naval expeditions and battles, few have systematically explored the structures that allowed such actions to take place. Oppenheim acknowledges the significance of naval organization as critical to the Navy's successes and failures. He begins with a discussion on the creation of the Royal Navy, tracing its roots back to the Norman Conquest and explaining how it evolved over time into a vital instrument of the state, necessitating a formal administration to manage its operations effectively. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: John Lane, 1896
653 _aGreat Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 17th century
653 _aGreat Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 16th century
653 _aMerchant marine -- Great Britain -- History
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/historyofadminis00oppe
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68713
999 _c109517
_d109517