Published in 1915, with its illustrations changed at the Admiralty’s request, this history traces British sea power from early times through the wars with the Dutch, French and Spanish to the opening of the Great War. Field writes on ships, battles and admirals, and on episodes such as Pitt listening to Robert Fulton’s schemes for submarine warfare.
A patriotic but well-informed naval history written at a moment when command of the sea was again in question. Download the free EPUB.