{"product_id":"the-british-navy-rijeka-and-a-l-adamic-9780953992386","title":"The British Navy Rijeka and A.L. Adamic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the lesser known theatres of operations in the long wars between Great Britain and Napoleon was the Adriatic, where the activities of the British navy played a vital role in controlling and limiting the extension of French power eastwards into the Balkans and the Ottoman Empire; in maintaining access, diplomatic, financial and commercial, to the Austrian Empire; and in preventing the construction of new French battleships in the Venice Arsenal from adversely affecting British naval superiority. Until now, most studies on the British side have concentrated on the exploits of the British naval officers involved, particularly Captain William Hoste; those in Croatia have been largely limited to such secondary sources and to historical traditions based mainly on French and local records. The present work is part of a larger project of research which attempts to redress the balance by examining the original records in various British archives, and by presenting the story of the naval \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Arrival of John Leard in Rijeka, 1802 ;  \u003cbr\u003e Nelson, Convoys and Naval Supplies, 1803-04 ;  \u003cbr\u003e The Oak Timber Project ;  \u003cbr\u003e The War of the Third Coalition ;  \u003cbr\u003e Trade War, 1806-9 ;  \u003cbr\u003e The War of 1809 ;  \u003cbr\u003e Travels, 1810-12 ;  \u003cbr\u003e The Timber Contract of 1812 ;  \u003cbr\u003e Adamiæ’s Return to Rijeka, 1812 ;  \u003cbr\u003e The Aborted Insurrection, February-April 1813 ;  \u003cbr\u003e The British Attack on Rijeka, July 1813 ;  \u003cbr\u003e Nugent liberates Rijeka, August 1813 ;  \u003cbr\u003e Adamiæ’s Return to Rijeka, Autumn 1813 ;  \u003cbr\u003e The End of the War ;  \u003cbr\u003e Leard’s Return to Rijeka, July 1814 ;  \u003cbr\u003e The Last Timber Contract, 1818-20 ;  \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue","brand":"Archaeopress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866200584535,"sku":"9780953992386","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-british-navy-rijeka-and-a-l-adamic-9780953992386","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}