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EMPIRE OF THE SEAS

How the Navy Forged the Modern World

by Brian Lavery

ISBN/SKU: 9781591142348
Binding: Hardcover (USAC)
Era: Age of Sail
Number of Pages: 272
Subject: History
Date Available: October 2010

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For four centuries the Royal Navy made Britain the most powerful nation on earth—the true ruler of the waves. But its impact goes far beyond battles on the high seas. This lavishly illustrated tie-in to a major BBC series follows the progress of the Royal Navy from the defeat of the Spanish Armada to World War I. Noted historian Brian Lavery reveals how the Royal Navy shaped British industry, innovation, and identity, and eventually how that naval leadership, initiative and courage began to stagnate in the nineteenth century.

Brian Lavery was, until recently, curator of naval history at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and is a renowned expert on the sailing navy.