Full name: The Safeguard of the Sea: A Naval History of Britain 660-1649

Author: N. A. M. Rodger Year: 1997 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, War/Military, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780393319606 0393319601

Throughout the chronicle of Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of kings, the security of trade, and the integrity of the realm. Without its navy, Britain would have been a weakling among the nations of Europe, could never have built or maintained the empire, and in all likelihood would have been overrun by the armies of Napoleon and Hitler. Now, for the first time in nearly a century, a prominent naval historian has undertaken a comprehensive account of the history and traditions of this most essential institution. N. A. M. Rodger has produced a superb work, combining scholarship with narrative, that demonstrates how the political and social history of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength-or weakness-of her seapower. From the early military campaigns against the Vikings to the defeat of the great Spanish Armada in the reign of Elizabeth I, this volume touches on some of the most colorful characters in British history. It also provides fascinating details on naval construction, logistics, health, diet, and weaponry. "A splendid book. It combines impressively detailed research with breadth of perception....[Rodger] has prepared an admirable historical record that will be read and reread in the years ahead."--Times [London] Similar books: The Command of the Ocean by N. A. M. Rodger British Sea Power by David Howarth The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery by Paul Kennedy To Rule the Waves by Arthur Herman The Wooden World by N. A. M. Rodger The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy by David Cannadine Seize the Fire by Adam Nicolson Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837 by Linda Colley A History of Britain: The Fate of Empire: 1776-2001 by Simon Schama Trafalgar by Roy Adkins The Elizabethans by A. N. Wilson The Sea Warriors by Richard Woodman Revolution by Peter Ackroyd Austerity Britain by David Kynaston 1759 by Frank McLynn 13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff WAR by Sebastian Junger Red Platoon by Clinton Romesha Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz Indianapolis by Lynn Vincent