One hundred years after its first printing, Sir William Clowes's superb seven volume study still retains its position as the preeminent history of the Royal Navy.
Volume 2 covers the period from James I to the Peace of Utrecht.
One hundred years after its first printing, Sir William Clowes's superb seven volume study still retains its position as the preeminent history of the Royal Navy.
Volume 5 covers the Napoleonic Wars.
Foreword by Edwin Howard Simmons
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One hundred years after its first printing, Sir William Clowes's superb seven volume study still retains its position as the preeminent history of the Royal Navy.
Volume 1 covers the period from the early Britons to the defeat of the Spanish Armada.