Hierarchies among 18th century British sailors.

[Xema]

@Snnipe_70E

But US it is Hawspipe.

Actually, hawsepipe.

[DrDeth]

@davidmich

If N A M Rodgers “The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy” is the definitive book on the Royal Navy what in your opinion would be the definitive book on the Georgian British Army?
davidmich

Actually Rodgers is a little dated now:

Try: *Life in Nelsons Navy *by Dudley Pope,
Feeding Nelsons Navy by MacDonald
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue sea by Rediker
The Life & Times of Horatio Hornblower by Parkinson

[davidmich]

Thanks for those titles Dr Deth. Thank you all.
davidmich

[Lumpy]

Not as scholarly as what’s been suggested, but Stephen Biesty’s Cross-Sections: Man-Of-War is a fascinating book, covering not just the physical layout of the ship but also the crew and what everyone did.

[davidmich]

Thanks Lumpy. Any opinions on a definitive book on the Georgian British Army?
davidmich

[Rocketeer]

@MarcusF

… N A M Rodgers, whose book *The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy *is the definitive text…

That book has a wonderful chapter on patronage, which explains the whole system very clearly (especially for this not-very-social guy) and shows that, contrary to our modern-day attitude, the system worked pretty well.

in fact, a number of large corporations are run by it even now.