The Command of The Ocean : A Naval History of Britain Volume II 1649-1815

N.A.M.Rodger

ISBN 10: 0713994118 / ISBN 13: 9780713994117

Published by Allen Lane & National Maritime Museum, London, 2004

1st impression, appears unread, not price clipped (£30.00), no owner's name or other inscription, D/j spine sunned, D/j has minor shelf wear to extremities at head But D/j has no tears, creases or marks and is protected by a clear removable sleeve. Heavy book so p&p costs tbc. Seller Inventory # 051707

Synopsis:

The Command of the Ocean describes with unprecedented authority and scholarship 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. Based on the author's own research in half a dozen languages over nearly a decade, and synthesising a vast quantity of secondary material, it describes not just battles and cruises but how the Navy was manned, how it was supplied with timber, hemp and iron, how its men (and sometimes women) were fed, and above all how it was financed and directed. It was during the century and a half covered by this book that the successful organising of these last three - victualling, money and management - took the Navy to the heart of the British state. . It is the great achievement of the book to show how completely integrated and mutually dependent Britain and the Navy then became.

The Command of the Ocean is a landmark in naval and military history; but it also allows us to see the history of Britain as a whole in a new perspective. Anyone interested in British history at this crucial stage in its development will find it both engrossing and enlightening.

About the Author: N.A.M. Rodger is Professor of Naval History at Exeter University and Anderson Senior Research Fellow, National Maritime Museum. He is the author of The Wooden World and The Admiralty as well as the highly acclaimed first volume of his naval history of Britain, The Safeguard of the Sea (re-issued this month by Penguin).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Command of The Ocean : A Naval History ...
Publisher: Allen Lane & National Maritime Museum, London
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition