{ "item_title" : "The Naval Chronicle", "item_author" : [" Unknown "], "item_description" : "Gun smoke over the Atlantic, dispatches from distant stations, the names that shaped an empire. The Naval Chronicle: Volume XXI, January-July 1809, plunges the reader into the British Royal Navy at a decisive moment of the Napoleonic era. Every page breathes salt air. Combining official reports, letters, memoir-like sketches and critical commentary, this renowned naval history periodical captures the texture of age of sail warfare month by month, as it was first recorded. Here are contemporary royal navy biographies, a biographical naval anthology of admirals, captains and seamen, alongside analytical pieces on strategy, seamanship and the politics of Napoleonic era Britain. It serves as both vivid reading and an indispensable royal navy reference book for anyone tracing campaigns, personalities and policy in 1809. Long prized as a foundational naval history research source, The Naval Chronicle is regularly cited by scholars yet remains irresistible to Patrick O'Brian readers, Horatio Nelson enthusiasts and all who relish first-hand voices from the quarterdeck. Volume XXI offers a focused lens on British royal navy 1809 operations and the culture of the fleet in wartime, making it ideal for both casual maritime readers and for naval historians. Its chronicles frame the campaigns and Napoleonic naval battles of the period from the perspective of those who served. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/35/360/396/935360396X_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "35.70", "online_price" : "35.70", "our_price" : "35.70", "club_price" : "35.70", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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