This book fills an important gap in the literature on the history of the modern Royal Navy. Eric Grove provides the only up-to-date, single-authored short history of the service over the last two hundred years, synthesizing the new work and latest research on the subject which has radically transformed our understanding of the story of British naval development.
Grove offers a concise and authoritative account of Royal Navy policy, structure, technical development and operations from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the close of the eventful twentieth century. Ideal for both specialist and general readers, this essential introduction explains how the Royal Navy maintained its pre-eminent position in the nineteenth century and how it coped with the more difficult problems of the twentieth, in times of peace and war.
| ISBN: | 9780333721254 |
| Publication date: | 20th January 2005 |
| Author: | Eric Grove |
| Publisher: | Red Globe Press an imprint of Macmillan Education UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 300 pages |
| Series: | British History in Perspective |
| Genres: |
European history |
This book fills an important gap in the literature on the history of the modern Royal Navy. Eric Grove provides the only up-to-date, single-authored short history of the service over the last two hundred years, synthesizing the new work and latest research on the subject which has radically transformed our understanding of the story of British naval development.
Grove offers a concise and authoritative account of Royal Navy policy, structure, technical development and operations from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the close of the eventful twentieth century. Ideal for both specialist and general readers, this essential introduction explains how the Royal Navy maintained its pre-eminent position in the nineteenth century and how it coped with the more difficult problems of the twentieth, in times of peace and war.
The Royal Navy Since 1815 features in the following genres: European history
The Royal Navy Since 1815 is available in Hardback
The Royal Navy Since 1815 was written by Eric Grove and published by Red Globe Press an imprint of Macmillan Education UK
The Royal Navy Since 1815 has 300 pages
Yes it is part of British History in Perspective series