| Youth, Heroism and War Propaganda: Britain and the Young Maritime Hero, 1745-1820 UK Edition Contributor(s): Ronald, D. A. B. (Author), Black, Jeremy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472530829 ISBN-13: 9781472530820 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | Modern - 18th Century - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
| Dewey: 941.07 |
| LCCN: 2016304002 |
| Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Military History |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.33 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Youth, Heroism and Naval Propaganda explores the young maritime hero became a major new figure of war propaganda in the second half of the long eighteenth century. At that time, Britain was searching for a new national identity, and the young maritime hero and his exploits conjured images of vigour, energy, enthusiasm and courage. Adopted as centrepiece in a campaign of concerted war-propaganda leading up to the Battle of Trafalgar, the young hero came to represent much that was quintessentially British at this major turning-point in the Nation's history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Black, Jeremy: - Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, USA. |