E-Book, Englisch, 262 Seiten
Knight / Wilcox Sustaining the Fleet, 1793-1815
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84615-883-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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War, the British Navy and the Contractor State
E-Book, Englisch, 262 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-84615-883-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
An assessment of the work of the contractors who were commissioned by the Victualling Board to provision the fleet in this period.
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Introduction: War and the Contractor State
The Victualling Board and its Contractors
The Global Strategic Task
The Market for Provisions at Home and Abroad
Supply Contracts: 'Men of Confined Property' and 'The Flower of the City'
Commission Agents: 'Persons of Reputation, Integrity and Extensive Commercial Connexions'
Sea Provisions Contractors: Extending the Imperial Reach
Basil Cochrane and the Victualling of the Fleet in the East Indies, 1792-1806
Zephaniah Job: Merchant, Smuggler, Banker and Contractor
Samuel Paget and the Sea Provisions Contract at Great Yarmouth, 1796-1802
Conclusion
Appendices