David Childs

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Tudor Sea Power: The Foundation of GreatnessHardcover, 10 March 2010

Tudor Sea Power: The Foundation of Greatness
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Print Length
224 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Seaforth Publishing
Date Published
10 Mar 2010
ISBN-10
1848320310
ISBN-13
9781848320314

Description

In the sixteenth century England turned from being an insignificant part of an offshore island into a nation respected and feared in Europe. This was not achieved through empire building, conquest, large armies, treaties, marriage alliances, trade or any of the other traditional means of exercising power. Indeed England was successful in few of these. Instead she based her power and eventual supremacy on the creation of a standing professional navy which firstly would control her coasts and those of her rivals, and then threaten their trade around the world.

This emergence of a sea-power brought with it revolutionary ship designs and new weapon-fits, all with the object of making English warships feared on the seas in which they sailed. Along with this came the absorption of new navigational skills and a breed of sailor who fought for his living. Indeed, the English were able to harness the avarice of the merchant and the ferocity of the pirate to the needs of the state to create seamen who feared God and little else. Men schooled as corsairs rose to command the state's navy and their background and self-belief defeated all who came against them.

This is their story; the story of how seizing command of the sea with violent intent led to the birth of the greatest sea borne empire the world has ever seen.

Product Details

Author:
David Childs
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
10 March 2010
Dimensions:
29.21 x 24.89 x 2.54 cm
ISBN-10:
1848320310
ISBN-13:
9781848320314
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Weight:
1587.57 gm

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