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The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication date
September 7, 2006
Pages
1008
Binding
Paperback
ISBN-13
9780141026909
ISBN-10
0141026901
Dimensions
1.65 by 5.08 by 7.80 in.
Weight
1.53 lbs.
Original list price
$39.75
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Describes the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. This work describes not just battles, voyages and cruises but how the Navy was manned, how it was supplied with timber, hemp and iron, how its men were fed, and how it was financed and directed.
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