Empire of the Deep · the Rise and Fall of the British Navy by Wilson, Ben -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Praise for Empire of the Deep Title Page Dedication Contents List of Illustrations and Maps Preface Acknowledgements I LAWLESS WATERS: TO 1603

Introduction Part 1 Invasion Island

1 England 793–878 2 Sea Rovers 878–901 3 The Key 901–1066 4 Cross Channel 1066–1221

Part 2 Wine and Wool

5 Merchant Warriors 1221–1335 6 Keeping the Seas 1336–1399 7 Defence of the Realm 1399–1509

Part 3 Atlantic

8 Home Waters 1509–1530 9 Brave New Worlds 1530–1556 10 English Guns 1556–1568 11 Revolution 1568–1585

Part 4 Armada

12 The Great Enterprise 1585–1588 13 Battle 1588 14 Crisis July–August 1588 15 Aftermath 1588–1603

II STATE NAVY: 1603–1748

Introduction Part 5 Floundering

16 Fallen Colossus 1603–1628 17 Sovereign of the Seas 1629–1642

Part 6 Forged in the Fire

18 New Model Navy 1642–1652 19 Line of Battle 1652–1653 20 Duty 1653–1660

Part 7 Sons of the Sea

21 Club Med 22 Battlefleet 23 Tangerines 24 Mad Proceedings 1677–1694

Part 8 Rule Britannia

25 Joint Ops 1694–1713 26 Heaven’s Command 1713–1744 27 Fall and Rise 1744–1748

III TO GLORY: 1748–1805

Introduction Part 9 Killer Instinct

28 Battle Ready 1748–1757 29 Counterattack 1757–1759 30 Quiberon Bay 1759–1771

Part 10 The Art of the Admiral

31 The Science of War 1772–1779 32 Tactics 1779–1782 33 Breaking the Line 1782–1792 34 The Old Guard 1793–1794

Part 11 Bands of Brothers

35 Eggs and Bacon 1794–1795 36 A School for Young Officers 1795–1797 37 The Test 1797–1798 38 The Nile 30 June–2 August 1798 39 War and Peace 1798–1803 40 The Chase 1803–1805 41 The Battle 21 October 1805

IV DOMINANCE, DEFIANCE AND DECLINE: 1805–2013

Introduction Part 12 Power

42 Persuasion 1805–1842 43 Making the Weather 1842–1860 44 Arms Race 1860–1899 45 The Brink 1899–1914

Part 13 Götterdämmerung

46 The Reckoning 1914–1916 47 Jutland 31 May–1 June 1916 48 To End All Wars 1916–1922 49 Lean Days 1922–1939

Part 14 Last Stand

50 The Ark 1939–1940 51 Inferno 1940–1941 52 Armageddon 1942 53 The Western Approaches 1942–1943 54 Methodical Elimination 1943–1944

Part 15 Decline

55 East of Suez 1945–1982 56 Conclusion: Set in the Silver Sea 1982–2013

Glossary Bibliography Notes Index Plate Section About the Author By Ben Wilson Copyright