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The safeguard of the sea : a naval history of Britain, 660-1649 / N.A.M. Rodger

By:

Rodger, N. A. M., 1949-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton , 1998-Edition: 1st American edDescription: v. <[1] > : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780393045796

Subject(s):

Great Britian -- --History, Naval

DDC classification:

359 ROD

LOC classification:

DA70 .R56 1998

Incomplete contents:

v. [1] 660-1649

Summary: "N. A. M. Rodger has produced a work - combining scholarship with narrative - that demonstrates how the political and social history of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength, or weakness, of her seapower." "From the desperate early military campaigns against the Vikings to the defeat of the great Spanish Armada in the reign of Elizabeth I, this volume touches on some of the most colorful characters in British history, among them Sir Francis Drake. It also provides fascinating details on naval construction, logistics, health, diet, and weaponry."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	359 ROD (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		008624

"Originally published in England under the title: The Safeguard of the sea : a naval history of Britain. Volume One, 660-1649"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. [1] 660-1649

"N. A. M. Rodger has produced a work - combining scholarship with narrative - that demonstrates how the political and social history of Britain has been inextricably intertwined with the strength, or weakness, of her seapower." "From the desperate early military campaigns against the Vikings to the defeat of the great Spanish Armada in the reign of Elizabeth I, this volume touches on some of the most colorful characters in British history, among them Sir Francis Drake. It also provides fascinating details on naval construction, logistics, health, diet, and weaponry."--BOOK JACKET.

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