N A M Rodger
Biographic Data
| ID | 998673 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N A M Rodger |
| GIVEN NAMES | N A M |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodger |
| SIGNATURE | RODGER N A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 52 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 48 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 4 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Sea in History - the Modern World
The Social History of English Seamen, 1650-1815
The Sea in History - The Modern World
An assessment of how important the sea has been in the development of modern history. How important has the sea been in the development of human history? Very important indeed is the conclusion of this ground-breaking four volume work. The books bring together the world's leading maritime historians, who address the question of what difference the sea has made in relation to around 250 situations ranging from the earliest times to the present. Th…
The Naval Service of the Cinque Ports
It was for long an accepted truth of medieval history that the Cinque Ports, furnished the essential core, if not actually the whole, of the naval strength available to the kings of England. By contrast the ships of the Cinque Ports often served on ordinary transport service. The Cinque Ports’ ships were small, but not that small. The thirteenth century was certainly the Cinque Ports’ naval heyday, and the charters of 1278 and 1290 are the only o…
Naval Power in the Twentieth Century
Strategy and the Sea: Essays in Honour of John B. Hattendorf
Empire, Technology and Seapower: Royal Navy Crisis in the Age of Palmerston, by Howard J. FullerShaping the Royal Navy: Technology, Authority and Naval Architecture, c.1830–1906, by Don Leggett
Pax Britannica: Ruling the Waves and Keeping the Peace before Armageddon, by Barry Gough
Barry Gough’s stated object in writing this book was to re-connect imperial and naval history, to remind readers that the nineteenth-century British Empire depended entirely on naval power. It takes its title from a celebrated, not to say hackneyed, phrase, the meaning of which still bears reflection. The reference is of course to the Pax Romana, and ‘pax’ in this context does not exactly mean ‘peace’ in the common sense of friendly relations bet…
The Victorian Empire and Britain’s Maritime World, 1837–1901: The Sea and Global History, ed. Miles Taylor
Journal Article The Victorian Empire and Britain’s Maritime World, 1837–1901: The Sea and Global History, ed. Miles Taylor Get access The Victorian Empire and Britain’s Maritime World, 1837–1901: The Sea and Global History, ed. Miles Taylor (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013; pp. 195. £50). N.A.M. Rodger N.A.M. Rodger All Souls College, Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Revi…
Strategy and War Planning in the British Navy, 1887–1918, by Shawn T. Grimes
When Arthur Marder died in 1980, the mighty scholarly edifice which he had constructed seemed destined to define the Royal Navy in the era of Sir John Fisher for a lifetime, but it did not survive even ten years. First Jon Sumida showed that the supposed centrepiece of Fisher’s revolutionary plan to confront the rising menace of Germany, the battleship HMS Dreadnought, was actually the unintended by-product of a completely different plan to aboli…
The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World, by Denver Brunsman
Journal Article The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World, by Denver Brunsman Get access The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World, by Denver Brunsman (Charlottesville, VA: U. of Virginia P., 2013; pp. 364. $29.95). N.A.M. Rodger N.A.M. Rodger 1All Souls College, Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Hist…
The Foundations of British Maritime Ascendancy: Resources, Logistics and the State, 1755–1815, by Roger Morriss
Roger Morriss’s Naval Power and British Culture (2004; rev. ante, cxix [2004], 1427–9) examined the origins and development of the ideas which Jeremy Bentham put on paper, and which his brother Samuel put into practice in the dockyards. He showed that naval administration was both the seed-bed and the test bed of nineteenth-century administrative reform. Implicitly, he accepted that reform was needed, and reform of more or less the kind which the…
The Naval Mutinies of 1797: Unity and Perseverance, ed. Ann Veronica Coats and Philip MacDougall
England’s ‘French Revolutionary’ moment came, if it was ever going to come, with the great naval mutinies of 1797, which seemed to open the door to French armies and announce the fall of another ancien régime. Contemporaries regarded the prospect with horror or delight, but nobody could ignore what was going on. For two months the three kingdoms held their breath while the outcome, first at Spithead and then at the Nore, seemed to tremble in the …
Sustaining the Fleet, 1793-1815: War, the British Navy and the Contractor State, by Roger Knight and Martin Wilcox * The British Navy's Victualling Board, 1793-1815: Management Competence and Incompet…
John Brewer's concept of the ‘fiscal-military state’ has fuelled a great deal of productive scholarship, but it has tended to concentrate historians’ attention on how states raised money rather than how they spent it. Many economic historians are in any case predisposed to believe that the state did not spend money, or at least did not do so to any productive effect, and that its activities can be considered simply as a burden on the economy. Agr…
Swedish Naval Administration, 1521-1721: Resource Flows and Organisational Capabilities, by Jan Glete
Journal Article Swedish Naval Administration, 1521–1721: Resource Flows and Organisational Capabilities, by Jan Glete Get access Swedish Naval Administration, 1521–1721: Resource Flows and Organisational Capabilities, by Jan Glete (Leiden: Brill, 2010; pp. xxiv + 816. Eur 198). N.A.M. Rodger N.A.M. Rodger All Souls College, Oxford [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Engli…
From the 'military revolution' to the 'fiscal-naval state
War as an Economic Activity in the “Long” Eighteenth Century
Storm and Conquest: The Battle for the Indian Ocean, 1809
The Napoleonic War at sea remained in the balance in the Indian Ocean long after British dominance had been established on the other oceans of the world. Only there did French warships in a good state of efficiency remain at sea, with a base at Mauritius which was ideally situated to threaten the British sea route to India, but so far from any British port that it was extremely difficult to blockade or attack. In 1810 it was finally taken by a Br…
Christian IV and His Navy: A Political and Administrative History of the Danish Navy, 1596-1648
Niels Probst's Christian 4.s flåde (1996) is an excellent little study, but it does not go far to put the Danish navy into its political and strategic context, and it is not quite a household word even among those who read Danish. Yet Christian IV and his navy deserve the attention of the wider scholarly world. He was not just the hero of the Danish national anthem, the longest-lived monarch of his age, and the only one who commanded his own flee…
Recent Work in British Naval History, 1750–1815
This is a selective survey of books published over the last ten years or so and bearing on British naval history in the second half of the long eighteenth century
Nelson's Surgeon: William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar (review)
Reviewed by N. A. M. Rodger University of Exeter Laurence Brockliss, John Cardwell, and Michael Moss. Nelson's Surgeon: William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. xviii + 216 pp. Ill. $90.00 (ISBN-10: 0-19-928742-2; ISBN-13: 978-0-19-928742-0). The division of labor between the three authors of this work is not explained, but what is clear is that it is essentially three books, just as its …
Captain Cook: Explorations and Reassessments
Formes de Carene et Navires de Combat: L'invention du Vaisseau de Ligne en Angleterre (1560-1642) by Michel Daeffler
Horatio Nelson: A Controversial Hero By Marianne Czisnik
The nature of victory at sea
(2005). The nature of victory at sea. Journal for Maritime Research: Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 110-122
From the 'military revolution' to the 'fiscal-naval state
The Naval Service of the Cinque Ports
Journal Article The Naval Service of the Cinque Ports Get access N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER National Maritime Museum Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXI, Issue 442, June 1996, Pages 636–651, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXI.442.636 Published: 01 June 1996
Honour and duty at sea, 1660-1815
This article looks at the changing meaning of the concepts of honour and duty among sea officers over the 'long eighteenth century'. As gentlemen and as fighting men, sea officers felt particularly close to the concept of honour; but as members of a skilled, semi-bourgeois profession which was substantially open to talent, they were seen by others as being on the margins of gentility. The rise of the middle-class virtues of duty and service in pu…
Recent Work in British Naval History, 1750–1815
This is a selective survey of books published over the last ten years or so and bearing on British naval history in the second half of the long eighteenth century
Crime and Punishment in the Royal Navy of the Seven Years' War, 1755-1763
Journal Article Crime and Punishment in the Royal Navy of the Seven Years’ War, 1755–1763 Get access N.A.M. Rodger N.A.M. Rodger Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 119, Issue 483, September 2004, Page 1069, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/119.483.1069 Published: 01 September 2004
War as an Economic Activity in the “Long” Eighteenth Century
Queen Elizabeth and the Myth of Sea-Power in English History
This paper identifies an English ‘national myth’ of sea-power, based on the folk-memory of the Elizabethan naval war, which powerfully shaped public attitudes and political choices throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This myth associated true, patriotic and ever-victorious English sea-power with political liberty, financial profit and, above all, Protestantism. The public judged successive governments on their willingness and abi…
Commissioned officers' careers in the Royal Navy, 1690–1815
(2001). Commissioned officers' careers in the Royal Navy, 1690–1815. Journal for Maritime Research: Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 85-129
Cnut's Geld and the Size of Danish Ships
Cnut's Geld and the Size of Danish Ships* N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER National Maritime MuseumGreenwich Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar * I am indebted to Dr Julia Crick, Dr Simon Keynes and Dr Gillian Hutchinson for their advice in preparing this paper. Author Notes The English Historical Review, Volume CX, Issue 436, April 1995, Pages 392–403, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CX.436.392 Published: 01 Apri…
Stragglers and Deserters from the Royal Navy During the Seven Years' War
Journal Article Stragglers and Deserters from the Royal Navy During the Seven Years' War Get access N. A. M. Rodger N. A. M. Rodger Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 57, Issue 135, May 1984, Pages 56–79, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1984.tb01259.x Published: 12 October 2007
Ordnance Records and the Gunpowder Plot
Journal Article Ordnance Records and the Gunpowder Plot Get access N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 53, Issue 127, May 1980, Pages 124–125, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1980.tb01735.x Published: 12 October 2007
Stragglers and Deserters from the Royal Navy During the Seven Years' War
Journal Article Stragglers and Deserters from the Royal Navy During the Seven Years' War Get access N. A. M. Rodger N. A. M. Rodger Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 57, Issue 135, May 1984, Pages 56–79, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1984.tb01259.x Published: 12 October 2007
The Wooden World
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER Public Record Office Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVI, Issue CCCCXX, July 1991, Pages 716-a–716, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVI.CCCCXX.716-a Published: 01 July 1991
Shorter Notices
Shorter Notices N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER Public Record OfficeLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVII, Issue 423, April 1992, Pages 482–483, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVII.423.482 Published: 01 April 1992
The Insatiable Earl: The Life of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
British Naval Documents, 1204-1960
Policy and strategy tactics and operations administration material and weapons personnel. Part 1 1204-1485. Part 2 1485-1603. Part 3 1603-1648. Part 4 1648-1714. Part 5 1714-1815. Part 6 1815-1900. Part 7 1900-1960
Shorter Notices
Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER Public Record OfficeLondon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXI, Issue 433, September 1994, Pages 1013–1014, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXI.433.1013 Published: 01 September 1994
Cnut's Geld and the Size of Danish Ships
Cnut's Geld and the Size of Danish Ships* N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER National Maritime MuseumGreenwich Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar * I am indebted to Dr Julia Crick, Dr Simon Keynes and Dr Gillian Hutchinson for their advice in preparing this paper. Author Notes The English Historical Review, Volume CX, Issue 436, April 1995, Pages 392–403, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CX.436.392 Published: 01 Apri…
Shorter Notices
Journal Article SHORTER NOTICES Get access N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER National Maritime Museum Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXI, Issue 443, September 1996, Pages 998-a–998, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXI.443.998-a Published: 01 September 1996
The Naval Service of the Cinque Ports
Journal Article The Naval Service of the Cinque Ports Get access N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER National Maritime Museum Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXI, Issue 442, June 1996, Pages 636–651, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXI.442.636 Published: 01 June 1996
Shorter Notices
Journal Article SHORTER NOTICES Get access N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER National Maritime Museum Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXII, Issue 447, June 1997, Pages 761–762, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXII.447.761 Published: 01 June 1997
Sea-Power and Empire, 1688–1793
This chapter offers a discussion on sea power of British Empire from the late 16th century to the late 17th century. The threat of invasion had to be taken seriously during wartime, and the navy was Britain's only credible defence against such a threat. The Admiralty which stood at the head of British naval administration was no better placed to help. The functions of the navy were conceived of within the context of national policy rather than pr…
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access N. A. M. RODGER N. A. M. RODGER National Maritime Museum Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXIII, Issue 451, April 1998, Pages 462–463, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXIII.451.462 Published: 01 April 1998
Shorter note. Inventing Grand Strategy and Teacher Command. The Classic Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan Reconsidered. Jon Tesuro Sumida
Journal Article Shorter note. Inventing Grand Strategy and Teacher Command. The Classic Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan Reconsidered. Jon Tesuro Sumida Get access NAM Rodger NAM Rodger National Maritime Museum Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 114, Issue 457, June 1999, Pages 766–767, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/114.457.766 Published: 01 June 1999
Recent Books on the Royal Navy of the Eighteenth Century
Weather, geography and naval power in the age of sail
America and the Sea: A Maritime History
Shorter notice. The Atlantic. P Butel
Journal Article The Atlantic. P Butel Get access NAM Rodger NAM Rodger University of Exeter, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 115, Issue 461, April 2000, Pages 451–452, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/115.461.451 Published: 01 April 2000
The Safeguard of the Sea: A Naval History of Britain, 660-1649
Commissioned officers' careers in the Royal Navy, 1690–1815
(2001). Commissioned officers' careers in the Royal Navy, 1690–1815. Journal for Maritime Research: Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 85-129
Martin Frobisher: Elizabethan Privateer, by James McDermott (New Haven/London: Yale V.P., 2001; pp. 509. 25)
Journal Article Martin Frobisher: Elizabethan Privateer, by James McDermott (New Haven/London: Yale V.P., 2001; pp. 509. £25). Get access N.A.M. Rodger N.A.M. Rodger University of Exeter Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 116, Issue 469, November 2001, Pages 1261–1262, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/116.469.1261 Published: 01 November 2001
Honour and duty at sea, 1660-1815
This article looks at the changing meaning of the concepts of honour and duty among sea officers over the 'long eighteenth century'. As gentlemen and as fighting men, sea officers felt particularly close to the concept of honour; but as members of a skilled, semi-bourgeois profession which was substantially open to talent, they were seen by others as being on the margins of gentility. The rise of the middle-class virtues of duty and service in pu…
The Pirate Wars
Journal Article The Pirate Wars Get access N.A.M. Rodger N.A.M. Rodger Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 118, Issue 479, November 2003, Pages 1394–1395, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/118.479.1394 Published: 01 November 2003
Queen Elizabeth and the Myth of Sea-Power in English History
This paper identifies an English ‘national myth’ of sea-power, based on the folk-memory of the Elizabethan naval war, which powerfully shaped public attitudes and political choices throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This myth associated true, patriotic and ever-victorious English sea-power with political liberty, financial profit and, above all, Protestantism. The public judged successive governments on their willingness and abi…
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