The Command Of The Ocean: A Naval History Of Britain 1649-1815 by N A M Rodger (By (Author))

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.

• | By (Author): N A M Rodger
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• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Sep 07, 2006
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 1008 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0141026901
• | ISBN-13: 9780141026909