The Safeguard of the Sea by N A M Rodger

The Safeguard of the Sea by N A M Rodger

Throughout the chronicle of Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of kings, the security of trade, and the integrity of the realm. Without its navy, Britain would have been a weakling among the nations of Europe, could never have built or maintained the empire, and in all likelihood would have been overrun by the armies of Napoleon and Hitler. Now, for the first time in nearly a century, a prominent naval historian has undertaken a comprehensive account of the history and traditions of this most essential institution. N. A. M. Rodger has produced a superb 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 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. It also provides fascinating details on naval construction, logistics, health, diet, and weaponry. A splendid book. It combines impressively detailed research with breadth of perception. Rodger] has prepared an admirable historical record that will be read and reread in the years ahead. Times London]

Born 12 November 1949 in Arundel, Sussex. Educated at Ampleforth College, and University College, Oxford, where he earned a PhD for his thesis on Naval Policy and cruiser design, 1865-1890. He served at the Public Records Office 1974-1991 as Assistant Keeper of Public Records, and resigned so as to start writing a Naval History of Britain, with the support of the National Maritime Museum, the Navy Records Society and the Society of Nautical Research. He was Anderson Senior Research Fellow 1992-98 at the National Maritime Museum. In 1999 he moved to Exeter University as Senior Lecturer and in 2000 became Professor of Naval History. In 2007 he was elected a Senior Research Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He was Hon. Secretary of the Navy Records Society 1976-1990, a member of the Society of Antiquaries from 1985, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society from 1980 and a Fellow of the British Academy from 2003. He is currently writing the third and final volume of his trilogy on British naval history. The first two volumes were both highly acclaimed. He was awarded the Julian Corbett Prize in Naval History in 1982, and in 2005 both the Duke of Westminster's Gold Medal for Military Literature and the British Academy Book Prize. In 2011 he was named the first Hattendorf Prize Laureate.

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ISBN 13	9780393045796
ISBN 10	039304579X
Title	The Safeguard of the Sea
Author	N A M Rodger
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	W. W. Norton & Company
Year published	1998-04-01
Number of pages	691
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