Questa serie completa approfondisce il legame profondo e inscindibile tra la potenza navale britannica e la sua traiettoria politica, sociale ed economica. Traccia la storia marittima della nazione dalle sue prime lotte difensive contro le incursioni vichinghe fino ai trionfi definitivi su formidabili flotte navali come l'Armada spagnola. I lettori scopriranno come l'ascesa e la caduta del potere marittimo abbiano plasmato fondamentalmente il destino della nazione insulare, la sua influenza globale e la sua stessa identità attraverso avvincenti narrazioni storiche.
This definitive account reveals how the political and social progress of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength - and weakness - of its sea power, from the desperate early campaigns against the Vikings to the defeat of the great Spanish Armada.
The first in a three volume series, recounting Britain's history from a naval perspective, taking the reader from 660 to 1649.
By the beginning of the 19th century Britain's Navy was the most powerful in the world and ruled the waves. This text charts the nation's rise to mastery of the ocean. It tells the story not just of the great voyages and battles, but also describes how ordinary men and women lived and worked at sea.