Maritime History of Britain and Ireland

An authoritative account of the maritime history of the British Isles over the last 1500 years. Ian Friel defines 'maritime history' broadly to encompass naval developments; sea trade; exploration and colonization; fishing; social history; the technology of shipbuilding and a host of other themes related to the ways in which maritime activity has affected the history of Britain. Conversely; he examines the ways in which British seafaring enterprise has affected the world; for good and ill. ...