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The British seaborne empire /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Black, Jeremy, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Great Britain > Colonies > History, Naval.
Great Britain > History, Naval.
Table of Contents:
  • The origins of empire
  • Growing strength, 1650-1750
  • Colonial expansion and the struggle for maritime dominance, 1650-1750
  • The battle for primacy, 1750-1815
  • The world power, 1815-1901
  • Naval strength and imperial expansion, 1815-1901
  • Empire under challenge, 1901-1918
  • New threats, 1919-1945
  • Loss and legacy, 1945-1972
  • The remains of empire 1973-2004.