Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations and Maps vii
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Note on Conventions xvii
6. Prologue 1
7. Introduction 5
8. 1. Lawless Mobs and a Gore of Blood: Naval Mobilisation and Impressment 27
9. 2. War of Principle: Naval Conflict in Europe, 1793–5 63
10. 3. ‘We the Seamen’: Protest and Resistance at Sea 94
11. 4. Tides, Currents and Winds: Navy and Empire, 1793–7 131
12. 5. Splintering the Wooden Walls: The Threat of Invasion, 1796–8 165
13. 6. The Delegates in Council: The Naval Mutinies of 1797 199
14. 7. A Tale of Two Sailors: Camperdown and Naval Propaganda 235
15. 8. Bad Luck to the British Navy! Mutiny and Naval Warfare, 1798–1801 267
16. Epilogue 304
17. Conclusion 307
18. Note on Sources 317
19. Notes 321
20. Bibliography 392
21. Index 416