A Brief History of British Sea Power : How Britain Became Sovereign of the Seas
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Brief Histories
ISBN-10
1841197920
ISBN-13
9781841197920
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint
Robinson Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 12th, 2003
Print length
480 Pages
Weight
340 grams
Dimensions
19.70 x 13.00 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Maritime historyShips & boats: general interest
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How the island eventually fell in love with ships and the sea
The British did not take to water like ducks, for centuries doing little but cling to coastal waters. The Romans and Vikings knocked spots of us as seamen, and the English upper classes saw seafaring as mercantile and beneath them. Britain''s success at sea began with Elizabeth I and the defeat of the Armada, thanks to superior gunnery and seamanship. Elizabeth employed practical seamen like Hawkins and Drake - and they repaid her trust. Howarth reconstructs the expansion of trade routes and the great 18th - century days of the line of battle ships. With Napoleon''s fall, the British were free to expand, and their prestige rose so high that sea warfare almost ceased as British ships patrolled the oceans. In the 20th century, the British navy was twice as big as any other. Full of anecdote, erudition and humour, this is a classic account.
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