"The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British and..." Topic

… French Navies 1650 – 1815

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Armand

He turned this into a book, greatly expanded. I have it.

Well worth it.

I can attest that two of Dull's earlier works -

> THE FRENCH NAVY AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE – A Study of Arms and Diplomacy 1774-1787

> THE FRENCH NAVY and the Seven Years' War

- are both very good books as well.

Thanks!

Armand

Well sais Blutarski….they are indeed

I shall have to see if they can be gotten via inter-library
loan.

The best historian of the French navy writing in English, in my experience. While his work is closer to administrative and regime history than the tactical history that inspires wargames, I still highly recommend it.

Thanks also…

Armand

Hi Cursd Captain,
Allow me to add my opinion that Jean Boudriot must be the best French naval historian whose work has been translated into English. He was not only a superb researcher and writer, but also a terrific pen and ink illustrator.

A couple of other references I have found useful, FWIW -

Admiral Satan – The Life and Campaigns of Suffren by Roderick Cavaliero

Louis XV's Navy 1748-1762 – A Study of Organization and Adminstration by James Pritchard

The Naval Campaigns of Count De Grasse – During the American Revolution by Karl Gustav Tornquist

Tornquist's book is especially interesting from the tactical point of view, as it is a translation of accounts recorded by a number of Swedish officers who served as volunteers under De Grasse during his campaign in the Caribbean.

B

Ahoy Blutarski -- belatedly spotting this. Agree with you about Boudriot and Pritchard. The others are new to me, but a recommendation from you advances Tornquist to the top of the list.

CC