"Großbritannien." . . "Großbritannien" . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Adventurers & Explorers." . . "Newfoundland and Labrador" . . "Explorers Great Britain Biography." . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical." . . "TRAVEL Parks & Campgrounds." . . "1700 - 1799" . . "TRAVEL Hikes & Walks." . . "Marine." . . "Marine" . "TRAVEL Budget." . . "TRAVEL Museums, Tours, Points of Interest." . . "United States" . . . . . . . . . "Captain Cook's war and peace the Royal Navy years, 1755-1768"@en . . . . . . "Captain Cook's war and peace : the Royal Navy years 1755-1768" . "Captain Cook's war and peace" . . . . "Naval history"@en . "Naval history" . . . . . . . "Why was James Cook chosen to lead the Endeavour expedition to the Pacific in 1768? As this new book shows, by that date he had become supremely and uniquely qualified for the exacting tasks of exploration. This was a period when who you were and who you knew counted for more than ability, but Cook, through his own skills and application, rose up through the ranks of the Navy to become a remarkable seaman to whom men of influence took notice; Generals such as Wolfe and politicians like Lord Egmont took his advice and recognised his qualities. During this period Cook added surveying, astronomical."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Captain Cook's war and peace : the Royal Navy years, 1755-1768" . "Captain Cook's war and peace : the Royal Navy years, 1755-1768"@en . . "Electronic books"@en . . "Captain Cook's war & peace"@en . . . . . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . . "Biography" . "Biography"@en . . . . . "Geschichte 1755-1768" . . "Ship captains Great Britain Biography." . . "SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography." . . "Great Britain. Royal Navy" . . "Great Britain" . . . .