The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Volume 1One hundred years after its first printing, Sir William Clowes's superb seven volume study still retains its position as the preeminent history of the Royal Navy. Volume 1 covers the period from the early Britons to the defeat of the Spanish Armada. |
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CIVIL HISTORY OF NAVAL AFFAIRS TO 1066 | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 23 |
CHAPTER III | 55 |
Copyright | |
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