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- 2004295510 abstract "Recounts how Britain's Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From its beginnings under Henry VIII and adventurers like John Hawkins and Francis Drake, the Royal Navy toppled one world economic system, built by Spain and Portugal after Columbus, and ushered in another--the one in which we still live today. Follows its historiy from the defeat of the Spanish Armada, through the seventeenth century, when the navy came to play a leading role as England became a world power, through the convulsions of Napoleon, the twentieth century, and the downfall of the British Empire itself, as Britain passed its essential elements on to its successor, the United States.".
- 2004295510 contributor B9903891.
- 2004295510 created "c2004.".
- 2004295510 date "2004".
- 2004295510 date "c2004.".
- 2004295510 dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- 2004295510 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-621) and index.".
- 2004295510 description "Recounts how Britain's Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From its beginnings under Henry VIII and adventurers like John Hawkins and Francis Drake, the Royal Navy toppled one world economic system, built by Spain and Portugal after Columbus, and ushered in another--the one in which we still live today. Follows its historiy from the defeat of the Spanish Armada, through the seventeenth century, when the navy came to play a leading role as England became a world power, through the convulsions of Napoleon, the twentieth century, and the downfall of the British Empire itself, as Britain passed its essential elements on to its successor, the United States.".
- 2004295510 extent "xix, 648 p. :".
- 2004295510 identifier "0060534249".
- 2004295510 identifier 2004295510-b.html.
- 2004295510 identifier 2004295510-d.html.
- 2004295510 issued "2004".
- 2004295510 issued "c2004.".
- 2004295510 language "eng".
- 2004295510 publisher "New York, NY : HarperCollins,".
- 2004295510 subject "Civilization, Modern British influences.".
- 2004295510 subject "Great Britain. Royal Navy History.".
- 2004295510 subject "VA454 .H4 2004".
- 2004295510 title "To rule the waves : how the British Navy shaped the modern world / Arthur Herman.".
- 2004295510 type "text".