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British Navy in the Mediterranean

By Grainger, John D

British Navy in the Mediterranean

By Grainger, John D

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This book presents a comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Mediterranean Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century. It traces developments from Anglo-Saxon times, through the Crusades, and to the seventeenth century, when the Barbary corsairs became a major problem. It outlines Britain's involvement in the wars of the long eighteenth century, when Britain obtained bases at Gibraltar, Minorca and Malta and repeatedly defeated the French and Spanish navies. It examines the navy's activities during the First and Second World Wars, when the Mediterranean was again of crucial strategic significance and a major theatre of war, and goes on to consider Britain's withdrawal from the Mediterranean in the later twentieth century. Throughout, the book relates naval activity to patterns of trade, including the rise and decline of the Levant Company, and to wider international politics. JOHN D. GRAINGER is the author of numerous books for a variety of publishers, including seven previously published books for Boydell and Brewer, including The British Navy in the Baltic, Dictionary of British Naval Battles and The First Pacific War: Britain and Russia, 1854-56.
Product details
Number of Pages:
324
Release Date:
2017-11-17
Publication Date:
2017-11-17
Publisher:
Boydell Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1783272317
ISBN13:
9781783272310
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
652 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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