J Ross Dancy: 1 book
The Myth of the Press Gang
Volunteers, Impressment and the Naval Manpower Problem in the Late Eighteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
SHORTLISTED for the Society for Nautical Research's prestigious Anderson Medal. The press gang is generally regarded as the means by which the British navy solved the problem of recruiting enough seamen in the late eighteenth century. This book, however, based on extensive original research conducted...
