Representing the Royal Navy
Subtitle: British Sea Power, 1750-1815
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd
Published: March 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780754608301
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; History of ideas, intellectual history; Maritime history; Naval forces & warfare; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History: World; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Military - Naval
First sentence: Sea power enabled Britain to dominate world trade and acquire an empire: in the eighteenth century, maritime activity was central to many aspects of society.