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STUDIES BY

Sir WALTER RUNCIMAN, Bart

ILLUSTRATED

1919

DEDICATORY LETTER TO SIR JAMES KNOTT

PREFACE

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

DRAKE AND THE FLEET TRADITION

I

II

DRAKE'S DRUM.

NELSON AND HIS CIRCLE

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

FOOTNOTES:

NAPOLEON AND HIS CONNECTION WITH THE WORLD-WAR (1914-1918)

I

II

III

V

FOOTNOTES:

SEA SONGS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

I

THE BATTLE OF THE NILE

II

A NEW SONG ON LORD NELSON'S VICTORY AT COPENHAGEN

III

THE BATTLE OF BOULOGNE

IV

THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR

V

NELSON AND COLLINGWOOD

VI

GIVE IT TO HIM, CHARLEY

VII

THE ARETHUSA

VIII

COPENHAGEN

IX

THE DEATH OF NELSON

APPENDIX

INDEX

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