Types of Naval Officers, Drawn from the History of the British Navy

The book, «Types of Naval Officers, Drawn from the History of the British Navy» is a historical book looking at the history of the famed British Navy, as written by naval historian A. T. Mahan. The book examines the conditions and progress of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century, a time when the British Navy dominated the seas. It singles out and gives a short biography of four of the most renowned British naval officers of the century namely: Edward, Lord Hawke; George Brydges, Lord Rodney; Richard, Earl Howe and John Jervis, Earl St. Vincent.