Admiral Lord St. Vincent - Saint or Tyrant?: The Life of Sir John Jervis, Nelson's Patron Tapa dura - 2006

Great Britain: Pen & Sword Military, 2006. BA5 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 230 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Jervis served throughout the latter half of the 18th century and into the 19th, and was an active commander during the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for his victory at the 1797 Battle of Cape Saint Vincent, from which he earned his titles, and as a patron of Horatio Nelson. Despite having a fierce reputation for discipline his crews had great affection for him, calling him Old Jarvie. Jervis was also recognised by both political and military contemporaries as a fine administrator and naval reformer. As… Leer más

Hardback. Very Good.

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Maritime, 2006. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Near Fine — in Near Fine Dustwrapper. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (0.9 kg); 230pp; Index; Bibliography; Cover art by Jon Wilkinson; Includes: Black & white photographs; Maps; Appendix; ISBN: 1-844-15386-X || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #190602|| Condition:

Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Clean, tight, and unmarked -- very nearly as new..

Pen and Sword Maritime. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!