THE COMMAND OF THE OCEAN: A NAVAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN 1649-1815 by N.A.M. RODGER - 01/01/2005

Penguin, 2005. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Paperback. Good.

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SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 2nd.* Date of Publication: 2005* Publisher: Penguin with the National maritime Museum.* Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Very slight shelf wear to edges & corners. Minimal creases & very slight dish to spine. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No Annotations or Inscriptions, no visible faults. No tanning. Seems very lightly read. FINE* Illustrations: 3 x 8 pp blocks of B/w photos with a number of line drawn maps.* Pages: 583 pp. text. 324 pp. Appendices, References, Bibliography & Index at rear.* Product Description:- NAM Rodger's The Command of the Ocean, the second part of his naval history trilogy that began with The Safeguard of the Sea, describes Britain's rise to naval greatness during the period 1649-1815 when she finally gained sovereignty of the seas around the British Isles. It ably demonstrates the importance of naval history to the life of government… Read More

Penguin, 2005-06-30. Paperback. Very Good. 5.5957 in x 23.3822 in x 14.7888 in.

Penguin, 2005-06-30. Paperback. Very Good. 5.5957 in x 23.3822 in x 14.7888 in.

Gardners Books. Very Good. 6.02 x 2.24 x 9.21 inches. Paperback. 2005. 976 pages. <br>The Command of the Ocean describes with unpreceden ted authority and scholarship the rise of Britain to naval greatn ess, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. Based on the author's own rese arch in half a dozen languages over nearly a decade, and synthesi sing ... .

London: Penguin Books, 2005-05-31. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 9x5x2. Label to inside front cover. Slight fading to spine.

London England: Allen Lane Penguin Books National Maritime Museum . Fine. 2004. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0140288961 Paperback Softcover First printing The Command of the Ocean : A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815 907pp illustrated The Command of the Ocean" describes with unprecedented authority and scholarship the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. It describes not just battles, voyages and cruises but 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 - victualling, money and management - took the Navy to the heart of the British state. It is the great achievement of the book to show how completely… Read More