Empire of the Deep
The Rise and Fall of the British Navy
$28.14
- Paperback
720 pages
- Release Date
25 November 2014
Summary
The bestselling complete history of the British Navy - our national story through a different prism.
The story of our navy is nothing less than the story of Britain, our culture and our empire. Much more than a parade of admirals and their battles, this is the story of how an insignificant island nation conquered the world’s oceans to become its greatest trading empire. Yet, as Ben Wilson shows, there was nothing inevitable about this rise to maritime domination, nor …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753829202 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753829207 |
| Author: | Ben Wilson |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 720 |
| Release Date: | 25 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 562g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 132mm x 43mm |
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Wilson has a flair amounting almost to genius– OBSERVER
One of the rising stars of historical writing - IRISH TIMES
Compelling … Wilson’s mastering of 1,500 years of naval history is no small achievement - SUNDAY TIMESOne of our finest young historians … With such a variety of peaks and troughs to choose from, this book can only generate discussion: it is, in its essence, a book about rise and fall that explodes the notion of rise and fall. It is a wonderful book because it does not tell the answer from on high but, instead, it asks the question: what do you think? - DAILY TELEGRAPHWilson has a flair amounting almost to genius - OBSERVERAbout The Author
Ben Wilson
Born in 1980, Ben Wilson’s first book was published when he was just 24, and he is one of our most acclaimed young historians. He lives in Suffolk.
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