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A Brief History of British Sea Power
- How Britain Became Sovereign of the Seas
Engelsk
Bogcover for A Brief History of British Sea Power af David Howarth, 9781841197920
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
480
ISBN-13:
9781841197920
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1841197920
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
12 sep 2003
Størrelse i cm:
19,7 x 13,0 x 3,0
Oplagsdato:
12 sep 2003
Forfatter(e):

A Brief History of British Sea Power

- How Britain Became Sovereign of the Seas
Engelsk
Paperback 2003
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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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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
480
ISBN-13:
9781841197920
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1841197920
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
12 sep 2003
Størrelse i cm:
19,7 x 13,0 x 3,0
Oplagsdato:
12 sep 2003
Forfatter(e):
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