The Command Of The Ocean: A Naval History Of Britain, 1649 1815

Military History

Author: Nicholas A.M. Rodger

The Command of the Ocean describes the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the British Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and its government. Based on the author’s own research in a dozen languages over more than a decade, it describes not just battles, voyages, and cruises but also how the navy was manned; how it was supplied with t….Read More

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