THE NAVY THROUGH THE AGES: An Erudite Survey of Our Senior Service
... THE NAVY THROUGH THE AGES An Erudite Survey of Our Senior Service Britain's sea power laid the foundations of her Empire and it has saved Britain from every tyrant who has threatened the island from the days of Philip of Spain to those of Adolf Hitler; but the vast territorial gains of the acquisitive past, and the great battles which ensured our survival, only engage incidentally the ...