Author: Smith, Peter Charles, 1940-
Publication year: 2013
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Pen & Sword Maritime,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781848846463 (hbk.) :
Extent: 300 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description: During the period from Sir Francis Drake to the 21st century the naval power of Great Britain rose from that of an obscure island to that of a world-wide empire. British shipping and seamen dominated the globe for four centuries and the ships that explored the world and those which guarded them represent a unique treasure-house of maritime history, unrivalled anywhere in the world.