From the building of the yard and its expansion, to the people involved in the enterprise, to the nuts and bolts of buying the masts and paying the bills, Gwyn's history of the Halifax Naval Yard leaves no stone unturned. Illustrations, tables, and copious appendices, including a biographical directory and glossary, round out the historical picture. Gwyn's impressive evocation of people and events, and the scholarship and erudition he brings to the ideas and historical forces involved, combine to make Ashore and Afloat uniquely authoritative.
The British Navy and the Halifax Naval Yard Before 1820
From the building of the yard and its expansion, to the people involved in the enterprise, to the nuts and bolts of buying the masts and paying the bills, Gwyn's history of the Halifax Naval Yard leaves no stone unturned. Illustrations, tables, and copious appendices, including a biographical directory and glossary, round out the historical picture. Gwyn's impressive evocation of people and events, and the scholarship and erudition he brings to the ideas and historical forces involved, combine to make Ashore and Afloat uniquely authoritative.
- ISBN:
- 9780776605739
- 9780776605739
- Category:
- Naval forces & warfare
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 29-06-2004
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- University of Ottawa Press
- Country of origin:
- Canada
- Pages:
- 362
- Dimensions (mm):
- 254x178x25mm
- Weight:
- 0.64kg
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