Great Harry's navy : how Henry VIII gave England sea power /
Moorhouse, Geoffrey.
Great Harry's navy : how Henry VIII gave England sea power / Geoffrey Moorhouse. - London : Phoenix, c2005. - xxviii, 372 pages ; 20 cm.
Includes index.
Business in Great Waters.--The Inheritance.--A Nation Defined by the Sea.--The Enemies.--Disaster off Brittany.--A Quest for Glory.--Creating a Fleet.--The Gunnery Revolution.--Henry Meets His Match.--A Small World.--A Vanished Greatness.--The Greatest Failure.--The Gathering Storm.--The Last Hurrah.--'Oh, my gallant men!'.--D'Annebault's Gaffe.--The Final Pieces.--The Legacy.--The Payoff.
This book is a rare achievement. It manages to combine a scholarly appreciation of an immensely complex historical event with a passionate understanding which breathes new life into the past.
9781407248677
HENRY VIII, KING OF ENGLAND, 1491-1547.
GREAT BRITAIN.
GREAT BRITAIN--ROYAL NAVY.
DA 86 .M66 2006
Great Harry's navy : how Henry VIII gave England sea power / Geoffrey Moorhouse. - London : Phoenix, c2005. - xxviii, 372 pages ; 20 cm.
Includes index.
Business in Great Waters.--The Inheritance.--A Nation Defined by the Sea.--The Enemies.--Disaster off Brittany.--A Quest for Glory.--Creating a Fleet.--The Gunnery Revolution.--Henry Meets His Match.--A Small World.--A Vanished Greatness.--The Greatest Failure.--The Gathering Storm.--The Last Hurrah.--'Oh, my gallant men!'.--D'Annebault's Gaffe.--The Final Pieces.--The Legacy.--The Payoff.
This book is a rare achievement. It manages to combine a scholarly appreciation of an immensely complex historical event with a passionate understanding which breathes new life into the past.
9781407248677
HENRY VIII, KING OF ENGLAND, 1491-1547.
GREAT BRITAIN.
GREAT BRITAIN--ROYAL NAVY.
DA 86 .M66 2006
