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Description edit
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... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- Great Britain
- England
- France
- Spain
- Europe
- America
- London
- Germany
- Atlantic
- West Indies
- Toulon
- Brest
- Japan
- Channel
- Cadiz
- Pacific
- Russia
- Portsmouth
- Ireland
- Caribbean
- Gibraltar
- United States
- Singapore
- North Sea
- Jamaica
- East India Company
- Scotland
- Egypt
- Asia
- Raleigh
- Portugal
- Italy
- Lisbon
- Trafalgar
- Dunkirk
- Africa
- Chatham
- West Country
- Malta
- Paris
- San Juan
- Alexandria
- Plymouth
- China
- Austria
- Castlereagh
- Cartagena
- Naples
First Sentence edit
FOR THREE DAYS the ships had struggled to hold their own against the hurricane.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Arthur Herman (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins Canada
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0060534249
Page Count: 672
Publisher: Harper Collins Canada
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0060534249
Page Count: 672
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 900
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