Types of Naval Officers, Drawn from the History of the British Navy (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

In this volume, distinguished naval strategist Alfred T. Mahan turns his eye to the seamen of the mid-eighteenth century, a momentous period in naval history. Here are biographies of Edward Hawke, Rodney, Lord Howe, Sir John Jervis, James Saumarez, and Israel Pellew. The author examines the characteristics and achievements of these towering figures, whose professional lives touched World, and, especially, American history.