# The Rise And Fall of British Naval Mastery

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- Authors: [Paul Kennedy](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-kennedy)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4198-382-0
- Pages: 464
- Published: 2017-01-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Paul Kennedy's now classic book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. Challenging the traditional view that the British are natural 'sons of the waves', he suggests instead that the country's fortunes as a significant maritime force have always been bound up with its economic growth. In doing so, he contributes significantly to the centuries-long debate between 'continental' and 'maritime' schools of strategy over Britain's policy in times of war. Setting British naval history within a framework of national, international, economic, political and strategic considerations, he offers a fresh approach to one of the central questions in British history.