Esta serie exhaustiva profundiza en el vínculo profundo e inseparable entre el poder naval de Gran Bretaña y su trayectoria política, social y económica. Narra la historia marítima de la nación desde sus primeras luchas defensivas contra las incursiones vikingas hasta sus triunfos definitivos sobre fuerzas navales formidables como la Armada Española. Los lectores descubrirán cómo el auge y la caída del poder marítimo moldearon fundamentalmente el destino de la nación insular, su influencia global y su propia identidad a través de cautivadoras narrativas históricas.
This definitive account reveals how the political and social progress of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength - and weakness - of its sea power, from the desperate early campaigns against the Vikings to the defeat of the great Spanish Armada.
The first in a three volume series, recounting Britain's history from a naval perspective, taking the reader from 660 to 1649.
By the beginning of the 19th century Britain's Navy was the most powerful in the world and ruled the waves. This text charts the nation's rise to mastery of the ocean. It tells the story not just of the great voyages and battles, but also describes how ordinary men and women lived and worked at sea.