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The Wooden World: Anatomy of the Georgian Navy. N. A. M. Rodger. Published by HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London () ISBN ISBN Used Paperback Quantity: 5. 'The Wooden World' brilliantly dissects eighteenth-century naval society, lays out clearly how the navy worked, and what life was really like below decks. The picture Nicholas Rodger paints not only completely overturns the traditional view, but is probably one of the most complete portraits we have of a navy of any age/5(90). The Wooden World provides the most complete history of a navy at any age, and is sure to be an indispensable volume for all fans of Patrick O'Brian, English history, and naval history. Meticulously researched, Rodger's portrait draws the reader into this fascinatingly complex world with vivid, entertaining characters and full details of life below the decks/5.

The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy by N A M Rodger starting at $ The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy has 2 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace. N. A. M. Rodger is Anderson Fellow of the National Maritime Museum. He is the author of the magnificent The Wooden World, a history of the British navy in the 18th century, The Admiralty, chosen by the US Naval Institute as one of the best books of , and the biographer of the Earl of Sandwich. The wooden world: an anatomy of the Georgian navy Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item an anatomy of the Georgian navy by Rodger, N. A. M., Publication date Topics Great Britain. Royal Navy, Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century, Zeemacht, Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History, Naval Medicine.

The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy. The Wooden World.: Meticulously researched, Rodger's portrait draws the reader into this fascinatingly complex world with vivid, entertaining characters and full details of life below the decks. The Wooden World provides the most complete history of a navy at any age, and is sure to be an. From A Gentleman’s Career At Sea – Review by David Twiston Davies of The Wooden World – An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy by N.A.M. Rodger. “. Nicholas Rodger believes that life in the wooden world of one of His Majesty’s ships during the Seven Years’ War, to , had much to recommend it by the standards of the day. The wooden world: an anatomy of the Georgian navy Item Preview The wooden world: an anatomy of the Georgian navy by Rodger, N. A. M., Publication date