This book charts the involvement of the British navy in the Caribbean from the earliest times to the present. It recounts the voyages of sixteenth century Engli

A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Mediterranean from the earliest times until the present.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the earliest times to the present. This book outli

A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century.

“Rule Britannia! Britannia rule the waves,” goes the popular lyric. The fact that the British built the world’s greatest empire on the basis of sea power