The book's maps and timelines show where ships of the line and squadrons were stationed around the world. The examples of Woolwich, Portsmouth, and Plymouth connect dockyards and ordnance depots to the fleet's ability to move guns, ammunition, stores, and powder. Magazines placed away from dockyards reduced one danger while forcing labourers to carry powder through towns. The result is a detailed view of the shore infrastructure that made eighteenth-century sea power possible.
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Anson's Navy and the infrastructure behind a fleet
Brian Lavery's Anson's Navy is recommended for making the dispersed ships, bases, stores, and ordnance system of an imperial fleet visible.