Moorhouse, Geoffrey. <br/><br/>
Great Harry's navy :   how Henry VIII gave England sea power / 
Geoffrey Moorhouse. 
 - London :  Phoenix,  c2005. 
 - xxviii, 372 pages ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781407248677 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>HENRY VIII, KING OF ENGLAND, 1491-1547.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>GREAT BRITAIN.<br/>GREAT BRITAIN--ROYAL NAVY.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DA 86 .M66 2006