The Safeguard of the Seas: 660-1649 v. 1: Naval History of Britain ebook

by N. A. M. Rodger

Throughout Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of the nation: its navy

Throughout Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of the nation: its navy. Covering policy, strategy, ships, recruitment and weapons, this is a superb tapestry of nearly 1,000 years of maritime history.

book on a subject I've wanted to explore in depth for a while. I've always had an interest in the early days of the Navy and this book fits the bill.

A comprehensive thousand-year chronicle of naval history around the British Isles and of the vital importance of sea power in safeguarding a realm that provided an inviting target for marauders. book on a subject I've wanted to explore in depth for a while. Rodger does a very good job in exploring the early days of the England's Naval History.

The first part of the book up to 1509, when Henry VIII arrives, is just bits and pieces of trivia, so little is actually . It's dense and detailed in its examination of the naval history of Britain from 660 to 1649, including operational, administrative, and social aspects

The first part of the book up to 1509, when Henry VIII arrives, is just bits and pieces of trivia, so little is actually known. After that point quite a bit is known and most of it is a tale of gross incompetence and corruption. It's dense and detailed in its examination of the naval history of Britain from 660 to 1649, including operational, administrative, and social aspects. A key theme of this book is the "slow process by which the peopled of the British Isles learnt, relearnt, or did not learn at all how to use the sea for their own defense.

N. A. M. Rodger is professor of naval history at Exeter University and a fellow of the British Academy

has prepared an admirable historical record that will be read and reread in the years ahead. Throughout the chronicle of Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of kings, the security of trade, and the integrity of the realm. N. Rodger is professor of naval history at Exeter University and a fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of The Wooden World and the highly acclaimed volumes of his naval history of Britain, The Safeguard of the Sea and The Command of the Ocean.

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In this text, Nicholas Rodger reveals the extent and power of Britain's navy since the 7th century.

Throughout the chronicle of Britain's history, one factor above all others has determined the fate of kings, the security of trade, and the integrity of the realm. Without its navy, Britain would have been a weakling among the nations of Europe, could never have built or maintained the empire, and in all likelihood would have been overrun by the armies of Napoleon and Hitler.

This history examines the British Navy as an institution as well as an agent of national policy. It describes actions in war and peace, but also its administrative, political, social, economic, financial and technical history, setting each in the context of the deveolopment of society at large. It is not so much a history of the Navy but a naval history of the country. It also looks at the British Navy in an international context.

Jesmi

Superbly researched and densely detailed history of military use of naval vessels from the days of Alfred the Great up to the execution of Charles I. As Rodger points out, it is not really a history of the British Navy as we understand that term. Until the last half century covered by this book, there is no such thing. The "navy" consisted of privateers, commandeered merchant vessels, etc.

The first half the text(which totals only 434 pages, the other two hundred pages consisting of appendices with lists of when ships were built, commanders, naval terms, and notes), covering up to the Tudor era is fairly dry and academic. There is little else that can be done with this part of the history: we simply don't have the details for Rodgers to be able tell tales of sea battles, commanders, and incidents at sea. But once Rodgers gets to the Henry VII and primary source materials include these details, while never losing sight of the goal of a serious academic history, he starts telling a tale worthy of any adventure story. The stories of Drake, Hawkins, and the characters on the Navy Board were great reading and set up the other parts of the book on other aspects of war at sea.

Rodger rights his book as a series of chapters on these different aspects over specific periods of time. Thus he gives us chapters on the different types of Ships 1066 - 1455, Operations 1266-1336, Administration 1216 - 1420, and Social History 1204-1455, the latter discussing where both the commanders and the sailors came from. All of these subjects are essential to understanding how what would become the Royal Navy came to be.

My only real criticism is that while the book contains a fair number of black and white plates mostly showing images of vessels as they were represented in their own times there is not much to show what the ships really looked like in any kind of proportional representation. I've build model ships, been to several naval museums with lots of models etc. so have a good notion of what ships of the 18th century and later were like but could not get any real sense of what the ships, galleys etc. of medieval England that Rodgers talks about were really like or even how big they were. There is one half page set of silhouettes comparing four ships from the 15th - 17th Centuries with the Victory which one can see in Portsmouth. But this a small portion of the subject matter of the book and the comparison is limited to the largest of the ships from this era: Henry Grace a Dieu (1514), Sovereign of the Seas (1637), Wasa (1628), Grace Dieu (1418). There is nothing depicting the smaller vessels to any kind of scale and for most of the period of this book, these smaller vessels were what English Naval History was all about.

Still this is a small quibble and I enjoyed this enormously, recommending it highly to anyone interested in English history (specifically English, not British or European; the naval forces of Scotland, Ireland, and the continent are mentioned only insofar as necessary to understand what is going on the English) generally or naval history of any kind particularly in the age of sail.

Crazy

This thoroughly researched and meticulously written history of the early naval activities around the British Isles and western Europe is endlessly fascinating in its breadth and accuracy. N.A.M. Rodgers writes authoritatively about the Navies defending the British Isles and includes information not readily available from other sources. I have read a number of his books and always find myself better educated for the effort of reading these large, heavy books. The slow development of British Naval power was a hit and miss affair! Funded initially by private interests who did not always remain loyal to the crown! Oh how the winds of perfidy blow cold!! The gradual understanding of naval architecture and stability enabled larger and larger ships to be built ending, of course, with the Georgian fleet at Trafalgar in the early 19th century (covered in the next book in this series). Now for the book covering the later part of British Naval history.....can't wait! Excellent!

Little Devil

book on a subject I've wanted to explore in depth for a while. I've always had an interest in the early days of the Navy and this book fits the bill. N.A.M. Rodger does a very good job in exploring the early days of the England's Naval History. He doesn't just focus on the main battles, although that it an important part of this work. He presents a very comprehensive history of the social history and the technological aspects. Considering how limited the information is on the early days, Mr. Rodger does a fantastic job of researching and presenting it.

Blueshaper

Good read

Bradeya

Typical of Rodger's work. Well researched, well written, and detailed without getting bogged down, this, Volume I of Rodger's series on the English/British navy, could hardly be any better.

Vital Beast

An excellent, academic yet readable summary of the early British navy. It focuses on cultural, economic and political issues rather than on the technical details of the ships. The text contains a very complete bibliography for readers who want more in-depth material on specific aspects or periods of British naval history.

BORZOTA

loved this one. so much so, that i read the sequel. for those those who like naval history, it's a must. it was very interesting indeed. amb

A compliment for my Naval History addiction.