TY - BOOK AU - Moorhouse, Geoffrey. TI - Great Harry's navy : : how Henry VIII gave England sea power SN - 9781407248677 AV - DA 86 .M66 2006 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Phoenix KW - HENRY VIII, KING OF ENGLAND, 1491-1547. KW - GREAT BRITAIN KW - ROYAL NAVY N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -