num_pages: 320
description: For more than two-hundred years the Royal Navy's dominance of the seas was complemented by its ability to project force ashore. In this book a group of prominent naval historians--Tom Pocock Michael Duffy Colin White Andrew Lambert Richard Brooks and Chris Page--examine the naval brigade's role on land. Starting with Sidney Smith's defense of Acre in 1799 it continues through Nelson's Corsica campaign the Indian Mutiny the Anglo-Japanese War of 1863-4 the Crimean and Boer Wars and both world wars. From little-known incidents during Queen Victoria's Little Wars to modern Tomahawk missile technology and littoral warfare this rousing tribute is an essential addition to the Royal Navy canon.
language: English
title: Seapower Ashore: 200 Years of Royal Navy Operations on Land
publisher: Naval Institute Press