The Hawke papers: a selection, 1743-1771 / edited by Ruddock F. Mackay

Aldershot, Hants Brookfield, Vt. : Scolar Press for the Navy Records Society; Gower , 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xix, 521 pages: 1 portrait, 1 map; 23 cm. Contents: List of maps and illustrations; List of abbreviations; 1743-6: Senior Captain: the Battle of Toulon and after; July 1747-July 1748: the second Battle of Cape Finisterre; July 1748-January 1754: Admiral between the Wars; February 1755-May 1756: Prelude to the Seven Years War; June 1756-January 1757: Minorca; July-December 1757: Rochefort and after; March-May 1758: the Basque Roads and a rash step; May 1759-February 1760: the blockade of Brest and Battle of Quiberon Bay; August 1760-August 1762: Hawke's last campaigns: November 1766-January 1771: First Lord; Notes; List of documents and sources.Subjects: Hawke, Edward Hawke Baron 1705-1781. Naval history. Great Britain Navy. Military history.