A Brief History of British Sea Power (Brief History)

Name: A Brief History of British Sea Power (Brief History)
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ISBN: 9781841197920

ISBN-10: 1841197920

ISBN-13: 9781841197920

Edition: N/A

Authors: David Howarth

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Filled with anecdote, erudition and humour, this work reveals that for hundreds of years Britain clung to coastal waters, and had no notion of sailing; in fact, it was not until Elizabeth I's reign that Britain's success at sea truly began.

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List price: $19.83
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Pages: 384
Size: 4.43" wide x 6.55" long x 1.16" tall
Weight: 0.726

List of Illustrations
Introduction	p. 1
Obscurity 450-1418
The Hermits of Ireland	p. 7
The Anglo-Saxons	p. 15
Chivalry and Crusaders	p. 27
Ships, Laws and Navigation	p. 39
Battles and Pirates	p. 47
The Great Ships of Agincourt	p. 59
Awakening 1418-1567
The Search for Cathay	p. 67
The North-West Passage	p. 85
John Hawkins and the Slave Trade	p. 107
Tudor Ships	p. 119
Mastery 1567-1603
The Sport of Baiting Spaniards	p. 131
The World Encompassed	p. 145
Defeat of the Armada	p. 159
Last Voyages of the Elizabethans	p. 173
Rivalry 1603-1759
East Indiamen	p. 191
Pepys and the Stuart Navy	p. 211
The Royal Society	p. 227
Wars in the Eighteenth Century	p. 237
Supremacy 1759-1945
The Age of Exploration	p. 279
The Age of Nelson	p. 303
Pax Britannica I	p. 349
Steam	p. 361
Pax Britannica II	p. 383
The Climax of Power	p. 403
Postscript	p. 451
Index	p. 457
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