Opposing the Slavers: The Royal Navy's Campaign Against the Atlantic Slave Trade

ISBN-13: 9781788312868 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 896 str.

Peter Grindal

Opis

Much is known about Britain's role in the Atlantic slave trade during the eighteenth century but few are aware of the sustained campaign against slaving conducted by the Royal Navy after the passing of the Slave Trade Abolition Act of 1807.

Recenzje

Comprehensively overhauls existing understanding of the Royal Navy's campaign against the Atlantic slave trade. Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, King's College, London, UK

Spis treści

PrefaceAcknowledgementsPrologue: The Beginning of a Great MatterList of IllustrationsList of MapsPART ONE: THE TRADE 1Three Centuries of Translatlantic Slaving2 The Realities of the Trade3 The Slave Coasts and SeasPART TWO: THE SUPPRESSION CAMPAIGN4 Confused First Steps 1807-18115 The Tip of the Iceberg 1811-156 A Legal Minefield7 Most Evident Falsehoods, 1820-48 A Lonely Furrow - Eastern Seas, 1824-89 Tenders and Tablecloths - Eastern Seas, 1828-3110 Gallant Pin-pricks - Western Seas, 1824-3111 To the Cape Station - Eastern Seas, 1831-512 Uncertain Sound - Western Seas, 1831-513 The Spanish Equipment Clause - Eastern Seas, 1835-814 Obduracy and Obfuscation - Western Seas, 1835-815 High-handed Action - Eastern Seas, 1838-916 Forbearance Exhausted - Western Seas, 1838-9PART THREE: CONCLUSIONSummary: Taking StockEpilogue: Until it be Thoroughly FinishedAppendicesGlossaryEndnotesBibliographyIndex

O autorze

Peter Grindal enjoyed a successful career with the Royal Navy before retiring in 1992. He held positions at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and the Royal Naval College Greenwih and during his early career took part in suppressing the 1962-3 Brunei rebellion in Borneo. His experience includes minesweepers, fast patrol boats, frigates, amphibious assault ships and guided-missile destroyers in the Atlantic, Middle East, Far East and home waters. He was Training Offcier to Sub-Lieutenant The Prince of Wales, commanded the Royal Navy Task Group protecting shipping in the Arabian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq war and was Assistant Director Naval Warfare on the Naval Staff. His final role was Commander of the United Kingdom and Netherlands Amphibious Task Group for NATO. He was awarded the CBE in 1982.