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050 _aDA 86 .M66 2006
100 _aMoorhouse, Geoffrey.
_eAuthor
245 _aGreat Harry's navy :
_bhow Henry VIII gave England sea power /
_cGeoffrey Moorhouse.
260 _aLondon :
_bPhoenix,
_cc2005.
300 _axxviii, 372 pages ;
_c20 cm.
365 _bPHP 329.00
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aBusiness 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.
520 _aThis 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.
600 _aHENRY VIII, KING OF ENGLAND, 1491-1547.
651 _aGREAT BRITAIN.
651 _aGREAT BRITAIN
_xROYAL NAVY.
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