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Brief History of British Sea Power
David Howarth
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Description for Brief History of British Sea Power
Paperback. How the island eventually fell in love with ships and the sea Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
Series
Brief Histories
Signed by the author
;Yes
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841197920
SKU
9781841197920
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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