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Britain's emergence as one of Europe's major maritime powers has all too frequently been subsumed by nationalistic narratives that focus on operations and techn
The Sea Is My Country
Language: en
Pages: 419
Authors: Joshua L. Reid
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-26 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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For the Makahs, a tribal nation at the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States, a deep relationship with the sea is the locus of personal and gr
The Sea in History
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Pages: 1042
Authors: Christian Buchet
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How important has the sea been in the development of human history? Very important indeed is the conclusion of this ground-breaking four volume work. The books
Britain and Colonial Maritime War in the Early Eighteenth Century
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Authors: Shinsuke Satsuma
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In early modern Britain, there was an argument that war at sea, especially war in Spanish America, was an ideal means of warfare, offering the prospect of rich
Empire, The Sea and Global History
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Authors: David Cannadine
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Between the end of the Seven Years war in 1763, and the abolition of slavery within its Empire in 1833, Britain's maritime engagement with the wider world was t