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'These peaceable times are the devil': Royal Navy officers in the post-war slump, 1815-1825 (2014)
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Wilcox, M. (2014). 'These peaceable times are the devil': Royal Navy officers in the post-war slump, 1815-1825. International Journal of Maritime History, 26(3), 471-488. https://doi.org/10.1177/0843871414543445

© The Author(s) 2014. During the Napoleonic War, the Royal Navy grew to an unprecedented size, but with the return of peace it dispensed with the services of an also unprecedented 124,000 men. By 1818, around 90% of commissioned officers were unemplo... Read More about 'These peaceable times are the devil': Royal Navy officers in the post-war slump, 1815-1825.