Book reviews
Reviews in History is an electronic publication which reviews and reappraises significant work in all fields of historical interest, covering the principal areas of the subject as taught in institutions of higher education. Each of the reviews listed below relates, to a greater of lesser degree, to the study of the Sea in history. Many more reviews on a wider range of subjects can be found on the Reviews in History website.
As 2005 is the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, History in Focus has commissioned a special review article by Dr Roger Morriss of some of the recent biographical publications about Nelson. Dr Morriss considered Horatio Nelson: a Controversial Hero by Marianne Czisnik, The Pursuit of Victory: the Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson by Roger Knight, Nelson: Britannia's God of War by Andrew Lambert, Nelson: a Dream of Glory by John Sugden and Nelson: the New Letters by Colin White.
Naval History
The Safeguard of the Sea: a Naval History of Britain, 660–1649
The Command of the Ocean: a Naval History of Britain, 1649–1815
by N. A. M. Rodger
Review by Andrew Lambert
Representing the Royal Navy. British Sea Power, 1750–1815
by Margarette Lincoln
Review by Cindy McCreery
Margarette Lincoln's Response
Naval Power and British Culture, 1760–1850: Public Trust and Government Ideology
by Roger Morriss
Review by Barry Gough
Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars
by Robert Gardiner
Review by Andrew Lambert
Seapower Ashore: 200 Years of Royal Navy Operations on Land
by Peter Hore
Review by Richard Harding
Peter Hore's Response
The Foundations of Naval History: John Knox Laughton, the Royal Navy and the Historical Profession
by Andrew Lambert
Review by Roger Knight
Andrew Lambert's Response
The seaside
The Seaside, Health and the Environment in England and Wales since 1800
by John Hassan
Review by Gareth Shaw
The British Seaside: Holidays and Resorts in the Twentieth Century
by John K. Walton
Review by Barry Doyle
John K. Walton's Response
Working-Class Organisations and Popular Tourism, 1840–1970
by Susan Barton
Review by John K. Walton
Travel and exploration
Exploring European Frontiers: British Travellers in the Age of the Enlightenment
by Brian Dolan
Review by Jeffrey Brautigam
Brian Dolan's Response
Travel and Ethnology in the Renaissance: South India through European Eyes, 1250–1625
by Joan-Pau Rubiés
Review by Daud Ali
Joan-Pau Rubiés's Response
The Rise of Oriental Travel: English Visitors to the Ottoman Empire, 1580–1720
by Gerald MacLean
Review by Jonathan Burton
Gerald MacLean's Response
Prince Henry 'the Navigator'. A Life
by Peter Russell
Review by David Abulafia
Empire and trade
Canada and the North Pacific. Maritime Enterprise and Dominion, 1778–1914
by Barry M. Gough
Review by Jane Samson
Barry M. Gough's response
The Rise of Commercial Empires: England and the Netherlands in the Age of Mercantilism, 1650–1770
by David Ormrod
Review by P. C. Emmer
Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Economy, 1660–1800
by Kenneth Morgan
Review by David Richardson