The Safeguard of the Sea
  • Published: 7 October 2004
  • ISBN: 9780140297249
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 720
  • RRP: $45.00
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The Safeguard of the Sea

A Naval History of Britain 660-1649

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'No other historian has examined the subject in anything like the detail found here. The result is an outstanding example of narrative history' Barry Unsworth, Sunday Telegraph

Throughout Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of the nation: its navy. N. A. M. Rodger's definitive account reveals how the political and social progress of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength - and weakness - of its sea power, from the desperate early campaigns against the Vikings to the defeat of the great Spanish Armada. Covering policy, strategy, ships, recruitment and weapons, this is a superb tapestry of nearly 1,000 years of maritime history.

'No other historian has examined the subject in anything like the detail found here. The result is an outstanding example of narrative history' Barry Unsworth, Sunday Telegraph
  • Published: 7 October 2004
  • ISBN: 9780140297249
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 720
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

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Praise for The Safeguard of the Sea

A splendid book

Patrick O'Brian, Daily Telegraph

Breathtaking … a masterpiece

Geoffrey Parker, The New York Times Book Review

The importance of this book is not only in its intrinsic interest, or its usefulness as a superb resource, but its demonstration that this island’s story cannot be told without a thorough knowledge of what happened at sea. The book teems with insights … It is a serious contribution to our history

Alan Judd, The Sunday Times

Remarkable … will be read and reread in the years ahead … I strongly recommend it

Admiral Sir Jock Slater, The Times

Stunning … One of the most erudite, well-written and intellectually impressive works on British history of the past decade … There is nothing quite like it, in fact, nothing remotely approaching it

Paul Kennedy, Observer

An outstanding example of narrative history

Sunday Telegraph, Barry Unsworth
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