Quiberon Bay: The Campaign In Home Waters, 1759 (1960) By Geoffrey Marcus
 
The author is a noted British naval historian. He has written many famous books. Here is the story of the Battle of Quiberon Bay, one of the most famous victories won by British seamen. Here for the first time, the details of that military effort are described, with a precision account of how the victory was achieved.
 
 Just over two centuries ago Great Britain and France were engaged in a desperate struggle for maritime, commercial and colonial supremacy (the Seven Years' War). It culminated in a naval battle off the French mainland (Quiberon Bay), during which extraordinary naval tactics by the British resulted in a demoralising, overwhelming loss by the French naval forces, and severe repercussions on their colonial aspirations
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
 212 pages
In Good condition