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Maritime Supremacy & the Opening of the Western Mind: Naval Campaigns That Shaped the Modern World
de Padfield, Peter
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1585670022
- ISBN 13
- 9781585670024
- Librería
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Woodstock & New York: The Overlook Press, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing First Edition / First Printing per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with brown boards, green spine cloth and silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains 14 maps & battle diagrams in addition to a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white photographs. 340 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, "". . . a brilliant exploration of the significance of maritime power in shaping the western ideal of political freedom. In the great wars of modern history, maritime powers have always prevailed over land-based empires, whether Habsburg, Napoleonic, Nazi, or Soviet. . . .charts the growth of these powers in various western countries while revealing the way in which supremacy at sea freed thought and society itself. . . .those nations attaining mastery at sea have been distinguished by liberty, flexibility, and enterprise, a historical lesson of burning relevance today.. . details the struggles of the first supreme maritime powers of the modern age, the Dutch and the British, and ends with the emergence of the ultimate successor, the United States of America. Changes in society, politics, trade - including the slave trade - and in naval capability are interwoven with descriptions of the great sea battles by which world power was won. Bringing the characters vividly to life and immersing the reader in the drama of events, . . .challenges our view of the evolution of today's world.""
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- Librería
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- M001459
- Título
- Maritime Supremacy & the Opening of the Western Mind: Naval Campaigns That Shaped the Modern World
- Autor
- Padfield, Peter
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1585670022
- ISBN 13
- 9781585670024
- Editorial
- The Overlook Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Woodstock & New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2000
- Palabras clave
- History, Modern Naval History, Great powers - History, Naval battles - History
- Catálogos del vendedor
- History;
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Elk Creek Heritage Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
Sobre Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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