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Oliver Warner (1903–1976)

Author of Great Sea Battles

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Works by Oliver Warner

Great Sea Battles (1615) 91 copies
A Portrait of Lord Nelson (1958) 61 copies
Great Battle Fleets (1973) 36 copies
Nelson's Battles (1965) 34 copies
Trafalgar (1959) 32 copies
Nelson (1965) 21 copies
The Crown Jewels (1951) 18 copies
With Wolfe to Quebec (1972) 15 copies
Battle of the Nile (1960) 15 copies
Fighting Sail (1979) 14 copies
Uppark and Its People (1964) 12 copies
The Glorious First of June (1961) 11 copies
Joseph Conrad (1960) 10 copies
Cunningham of Hyndhope (1967) 8 copies
British Navy (1975) 7 copies
Captain Cook (2016) 5 copies
The Navy (1968) 4 copies
Sailing Ships (pb) (1958) 3 copies
William Wilberforce (1962) 1 copy
Sport in art 1 copy
Frank Woolley (1952) 1 copy

Associated Works

Mr Midshipman Easy (1836) — Introduction, some editions — 575 copies
The Discovery of Tahiti (1955) — Editor, some editions — 102 copies

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Overview of 26 major sea battlles, begininig with Lepanto in 1571, and ending with Midway and Leyte Gulf in the 20th century. Many illustrations, prints and maps. No dust jacket.
 
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Mapguy314 | 1 other review | Sep 30, 2021 |
Like Antietam in the USA Civil war, The Glorious First was a crucial battle in a long struggle. The war went on longer, but the strategy was defined from this point. For the next quarter-century, the French Navy would try to break out into the Atlantic, so as to bring in resources from abroad, (N. and S. America.) They would, of course, fail. Britain's ability to carry on the war would never be seriously challenged again. I wish the book were better written, but Trafalgar gets the ink, even though it was a last gasp, in comparison.… (more)
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DinadansFriend | Dec 7, 2013 |
This is a very well illustrated general introduction to important battles down the ages, beginning with Lepanto (1571) and ending with WWII. Extensive use is made of contemporary visuals and there are diagrams of the action for each battle. There are some interesting appendices including a chart showing the range of guns over the years.
 
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olddognewtricks | 1 other review | Apr 29, 2009 |
A well researched and written trade book on Wolfe's campaign from the British perspective with excellent illustrations and maps. With Oliver Warner's penchant for naval history, the story of the Royal Navy's contribution is not given short shrift as is usually the case in most Wolfe/Quebec campaign books.
 
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Highlander99 | Jul 10, 2006 |

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