Eighteenth-Century Naval Officers

lt;p>Evan Wilson is Assistant Professor in the John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research at the U.S. Naval War College. His research focuses on European and American naval history from the age of sail to the twentieth century. He is the author of A Social History of British Naval Officers, 1775-1815 (2017) and the co-editor of Strategy and the Sea (2016).

Jakob Seerup is a curator at Bornholm's Museum, Denmark. He has worked as a curator and researcher at the Royal Danish Naval Museum, the Danish Arsenal Museum, and the National Museum of Denmark. He has written extensively about the Danish navy in the age of sail, specializing in the cultural history of the navy. His research has been published in both Danish and international journals.

Introduction.- Britain: Practicing Aggression.- France: Hope and Glory, Pride and Prejudice.- Spain: The New Model Officer.- The Dutch Republic: In the Shadow of a Glorious Past.- Sweden: Seeking Foreign Waters.- Denmark: The Challenges of Peace.- Russia: The Officers of the Baltic Fleet.- Conclusion.

"This book will appeal to those interested in naval officer development, in the context of growing centralized state control. Social historians will appreciate the effort to explore the social background of officers, their path within each nation's navy, and their standing in society." (Thomas Malcomson, The Northern Mariner, cnrs-scrn.org, Vol. 30 (1), 2020)