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050	0	0	_aDA87 _b.R65 2005
082	0	0	_a359 ROD
100	1		_aRodger, N. A. M., 1949-
245	1	4	_aThe command of the ocean _b: a naval history of Britain, 1649-1815 _c/ N.A.M. Rodger
260			_aLondon _b: Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books _c, 2004.
300			_axxix, 907 p. _b: ill., maps _c; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references Heidi and index.
520			_a"The Command of the Ocean describes the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the British Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and its government. Based on the author's own research in a dozen languages over more than a decade, it describes not just battles, voyages, and cruises but also 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 organizing of these last three - victualing, money, and management - took the navy to the heart of the British state. It is the great achievement of The Command of the Ocean to show how completely integrated and mutually dependent Britain and its navy became." "N. A. M. Rodger provides reassessments of such famous figures as Pepys, Hawke, Howe, and St. Vincent. The particular and distinct qualities of Nelson and Collingwood are contrasted, and the world of the officers and men who made up the originals of Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower is brought to life. Rodger's comparative view of other navies - French, Dutch, Spanish, and American - allows him to make a fresh assessment of the qualities of the British."--BOOK JACKET.
651			_aGreat Britain _x-History, Naval _y-18th century
651			_aGreat Britain _x-History, Naval _y-Stuarts, 1603-1714
651			_aGreat Britain _x-History, Naval _y-19th century
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