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To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Changed the Modern World
Written by Arthur Herman
Narrated by John Curless
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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.
Author
Arthur Herman
ARTHUR HERMAN is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and the author of nine books, including the New York Times bestseller How the Scots Invented the Modern World and Gandhi and Churchill, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Washington, DC.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very well done. Gives a very good view of the history from pre- royal navy to the 1980s. Amazing how so much has changed so fast, and yet is actually just history repeating with better technology.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Incredible. A wonderful journey from Drake to the Falklands. Amazing that it was on audiobook form as I would never have read this cover to cover normally. Thank you so much.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic book. If you love British or maritime history, this is the book for you
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Interesting. I learned a ton about early naval history. Francis Drake was amazing. The Spanish got a lot of treasure, for centuries.