Empire of the seas
Subtitle: how the navy forged the modern world
By: Brian Lavery ; to accompany the BBC series presented by Dan Snow
Publisher: Conway
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781844861095
Subjects: History; Influence; Sea-power; Naval History; Marine; Royal Navy; Great Britain. Royal Navy; Great Britain
Description: The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national story. Victory over the Armada transformed us into a seafaring nation and it sparked a myth that one day would become reality - that the nation's new destiny, the souce 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 out culture, our sens of national identity and our democracy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Heart of Oak; title: Defeating the Armada; title: The drift to Civil War; title: Dutch wars; title: Reform and revolution; title: Part 2: The golden ocean; title: European war; title: Stability and stagnation; title: Broadening horizons; title: Defeat into victory; title: Part 3: High tide; title: The loss of America; title: Crisis and mutiny; title: Nelson and the new tactics; title: The triumphs and limitations of sea power; title: Part 4: Sea change; title: The effects of a long peace; title: Steam, steel and shellfire; title: Road to war; title: The test of war.