| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color), map |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Sir William Congreve, political propagandist, lawyer, inventor, and Chief Equerry to King George IV, was one of the foremost military salesmen of the early nineteenth century. When England faced the overwhelming might of Napoleonic France, Sir William championed the potential of secret weapons, notably gunpowder rockets, mass-produced by the latest advances in manufacturing science. His was a world of fireships, bomb brigs, invasion fleets, experimental warfare, espionage, and the intense ho ... |
| Contents |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; INVENTIONS AND TREATISES OF SIR WILLIAM CONGREVE,1772-1828; NOTES; INDEX |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Congreve, William, Sir, 1772-1828.
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Congreve, William, Sir, 1772-1828. |
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Inventors -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Inventors. |
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Great Britain. |
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Biographies.
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| Subject |
Biography: historical, political & military. |
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History: specific events & topics. |
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Military history. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Earle, James. Commodore squib. Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, ©2010 (OCoLC)503645846 |
| ISBN |
9781443817707 (hardback) |
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1443817708 (hardback) |
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9781443818155 |
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1443818151 |
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128258524X |
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9781282585249 |
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9786612585241 |
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6612585242 |
| Standard No. |
9786612585241 |
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