Empire of the Seas : How the navy forged the modern world Paperback / softback
by Brian Lavery
Paperback / softback
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The BBC TV Tie-in to Dan Snow’s Timewatch series exploring the navy’s rise over four centuries. The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national story.
Victory over the Spanish Armada transformed us into a seafaring nation and it sparked a myth that one day would become a reality – that the nation's new destiny, the source of her future wealth and power lay out on the oceans. This book tells the story of how the navy expanded from a tiny force to become the most complex industrial enterprise on earth; how the need to organise it laid the foundations of our civil service and our economy; and how it transformed our culture, our sense of national identity and our democracy. Brian Lavery's narrative explores the navy's rise over four centuries; a key factor in propelling Britain to its status as the most powerful nation on earth, and assesses the turning point of Jutland and the First World War.
He creates a compelling read that is every bit as engaging as the TV series itself.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/11/2018
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- ISBN:9781472835604
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/11/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781472835604