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Entry Text: | Rodger, Nicholas A.M. A Naval History of Britain. 3 vols. projected. I: The Safeguard of the Sea, 660-1649. II: Command of the Ocean, 1649-1815. III: In progress. New York: Norton; London: Allen Lane-Penguin, 1997, 2004, 2005, 1600 pp. First since Clowes, 1897-1903; brilliant achievement; comprehensive; extraordinary command of all literature; extensive annotated bibliography; incorporated naval, maritime, political, social, cultural, economic, financial, diplomatic, administrative, medical, religion, science & technology; awards: British Academy best book of 2005; Desmond Wettern Media Award for 2005; Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature for 2005; 3rd vol. in progress. |