To Rule the Waves, Arthur Herman
To Rule the Waves, Arthur Herman
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To Rule the Waves
How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World

Author: Arthur Herman

Narrator: John Curless

Unabridged: 29 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/13/2017

Synopsis

To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian Arthur Herman tells the spellbinding tale of great battles at sea, heroic sailors, violent conflict, and personal tragedy—of the way one mighty institution forged a nation, an empire, and a new world.

About Arthur Herman

Arthur Herman is the author of How the Scots Invented the Modern World as well as The Idea of Decline in Western History and Joseph McCarthy. He has been a professor of history at Georgetown University, Catholic University, George Mason University, and the University of the South.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Boudewijn

Highly readable account of the British navy from Drake to the Falklands. I really enjoyed this one. Absolutely recommended if you are into naval history or history in general.......more

Goodreads review by Hudson

Five emphatic stars delivered with the ear shattering crash of a thundering broadside of screaming metal from a 74 gun ship of the line! This is an absolute must read for any fan of nautical history and if you are a fan of Patrick O'Brian (Master and Commander series) then you will enjoy the hell out......more

Goodreads review by Omar Ali

The title overstates what the book is about, but if you are a bit of a British or naval history fan, this is a wonderful book to read. The "over-statement" part comes from the fact that the book does not in fact go into great detail about how the Royal Navy shaped the modern world. It makes that cla......more

Goodreads review by Nadienne

I'm not an imperialist...and I'm definitely anti-colonialist. I'm also a pacifist and a strong believer in mutual-alliances for defense (rather than unilateral actions), but this is quite possibly one of the best arguments I've read for the need of a global navy to provide freedom and security to th......more

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