A Brief History Of British Sea Power

Author : David Armine Howarth
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 9781841197920
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of British Sea Power written by David Armine Howarth and published by Constable. This book was released on 2003 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Arthur Jacob Marder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of British Sea Power written by Arthur Jacob Marder and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book the inluence of sea power on the history of the british people written by and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. M. James
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107645557
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Influence of Sea Power on the History of the British People written by W. M. James and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1948, presents a concise discussion regarding the role of naval power in the history of Britain.

Author : Herman Frederick Krafft
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea Power in American History written by Herman Frederick Krafft and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Admiral James Stavridis, USN
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735220611
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea Power written by Admiral James Stavridis, USN and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the most admired admirals of his generation—and the only admiral to serve as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO—comes a remarkable voyage through all of the world’s most important bodies of water, providing the story of naval power as a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashing in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. To an extent that is often underappreciated, it still does. No one understands this better than Admiral Jim Stavridis. In Sea Power, Admiral Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world’s oceans from the admiral’s chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destiny of nations, and how naval power has in a real sense made the world we live in today, and will shape the world we live in tomorrow. Not least, Sea Power is marvelous naval history, giving us fresh insight into great naval engagements from the battles of Salamis and Lepanto through to Trafalgar, the Battle of the Atlantic, and submarine conflicts of the Cold War. It is also a keen-eyed reckoning with the likely sites of our next major naval conflicts, particularly the Arctic Ocean, Eastern Mediterranean, and the South China Sea. Finally, Sea Power steps back to take a holistic view of the plagues to our oceans that are best seen that way, from piracy to pollution. When most of us look at a globe, we focus on the shape of the of the seven continents. Admiral Stavridis sees the shapes of the seven seas. After reading Sea Power, you will too. Not since Alfred Thayer Mahan’s legendary The Influence of Sea Power upon History have we had such a powerful reckoning with this vital subject.

Author : David Armine Howarth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sovereign of the Seas written by David Armine Howarth and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andrew Lambert
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300240902
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seapower States written by Andrew Lambert and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating geopolitical chronicle . . . A superb survey of the perennial opportunities and risks in what Herman Melville called ‘the watery part of the world.’” —The Wall Street Journal In this volume, one of the most eminent historians of our age investigates the extraordinary success of five small maritime states. Andrew Lambert, author of The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812—winner of the prestigious Anderson Medal—turns his attention to Athens, Carthage, Venice, the Dutch Republic, and Britain, examining how their identities as “seapowers” informed their actions and enabled them to achieve success disproportionate to their size. Lambert demonstrates how creating maritime identities made these states more dynamic, open, and inclusive than their lumbering continental rivals. Only when they forgot this aspect of their identity did these nations begin to decline. Recognizing that the United States and China are modern naval powers—rather than seapowers—is essential to understanding current affairs, as well as the long-term trends in world history. This volume is a highly original “big think” analysis of five states whose success—and eventual failure—is a subject of enduring interest, by a scholar at the top of his game. “An intriguing series of stories of communities thinking seriously about how to stand their own ground when outpowered, how to do so in ways that are consistent with their values, and sometimes how to negotiate the descent from being a great power when the cards just aren’t in their favor any more. These are timely questions.” —Times Higher Education Supplement “Lambert is, without a doubt, the most insightful naval historian writing today.” —The Times

Author : Paul Kennedy
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141983833
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise And Fall of British Naval Mastery written by Paul Kennedy and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Kennedy's classic naval history, now updated with a new introduction by the author This acclaimed book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. Challenging the traditional view that the British are natural 'sons of the waves', he suggests instead that the country's fortunes as a significant maritime force have always been bound up with its economic growth. In doing so, he contributes significantly to the centuries-long debate between 'continental' and 'maritime' schools of strategy over Britain's policy in times of war. Setting British naval history within a framework of national, international, economic, political and strategic considerations, he offers a fresh approach to one of the central questions in British history. A new introduction extends his analysis into the twenty-first century and reflects on current American and Chinese ambitions for naval mastery. 'Excellent and stimulating' Correlli Barnett 'The first scholar to have set the sweep of British Naval history against the background of economic history' Michael Howard, Sunday Times 'By far the best study that has ever been done on the subject ... a sparkling and apt quotation on practically every page' Daniel A. Baugh, International History Review 'The best single-volume study of Britain and her naval past now available to us' Jon Sumida, Journal of Modern History

Author : Gerard Fiennes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea Power and Freedom written by Gerard Fiennes and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: