Playing at Command: Midshipmen and Quarterdeck Boys in the Royal Navy, 1793-1815
The golden age of the Royal Navy, which saw its apotheosis at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, also presented one of the great paradoxes of modern naval organization. "Young gentlemen," some as young as eight or nine, were placed in positions of authority aboard His Majesty's ships an...
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LSU
2006
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-03312006-200152/ |