The Navy in the War of 1739-48: Volume 1 (Paperback)

Preface; Introduction; 1. Preliminaries of the Spanish War; 2. The consideration of the war plans; 3. The opening operations in the West Indies; 4. The beginning of the war in the Mediterranean; 5. Events in home waters, 1740; 6. The expedition to Cartagena, Santiago and Panama; 7. The beginning of the War of the Austrian Succession; 8. Operations in the Mediterranean, 1741; 9. Events in Europe and home waters, 1742?3; 10. Reinforcement of the Mediterranean command with the development of the war in Italy, 1742; 11. The Mediterranean command (continued); 12. The West Indies. End of colonial offensive. October 1742 to February 1744; Appendix 1. A list of ships in sea pay in September 1739 with their stations; Appendix 2. Contemporary criticism (1740) of the conduct of the war; Appendix 3. The marines and the Manning question; Appendix 4. Considerations on war with France and Spain; Index.