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Blue-Water Empire
Blue-Water Empire" is Robert Hollands magnificent narrative of Britains military and cultural ties with the Mediterranean Sea in the style of the epic naval histories of N. A. M. Rodger. Britain has been a major presence in the Mediterranean from the Battle of the Nile to the end of empire as both a military and a colonising force on the islands and coastlines of the sea. Robert Holland traces the fascinating story of that presence from its legacies in culture language and law to the Mediterraneans own influence on Britain. Evoking the conflicts and contrasts between British and local societies caught up in dramatic events as well as their mutual resilience under pressure "Blue Water Empire" charts with vigour flair and clarity the British experience in the Mediterranean in
the age of empire. Reviews: "An important corrective to current historical amnesia...the definitive account of Anglo-Mediterranean history for years to come". (Amanda Foreman "New Statesman"). "A rich and readable account of the British in the Middle Sea...As Hollands learned lucid and enjoyable work makes clear many British politicians saw the Mediterranean as the pre-eminent global strategic arena representing the key to victory in Europe and Asia". (Dominic Sandbrook "Sunday Times"). "This is an important subject and it has never before been drawn together into a single coherent narrative..."Blue-Water Empire" puts the land not the sea at the heart of the story". ("Literary Review"). "Robert Hollands masterly
history of the Mediterranean is a pleasure to read. "Blue-Water Empire" shows how Britains mastery of the Middle Sea shaped the modern world whilst reminding us how profoundly the Mediterranean has influenced the British". (Simon Ball (author of "The Bitter Sea: The Struggle for Mastery in the Mediterranean" 1935-1949)). "Lively and absorbing". (Philip Mansel "Spectator"). About the author: Robert Holland is one of the worlds leading historians of the Mediterranean and the author of "Britain and the Revolt in Cyprus" 1954-59 and (with Diana Markides) "The British and the Hellenes: Struggles for Mastery in the Eastern Mediterranean" 1850-1960. He holds professorial positions at the Centre for Hellenic Studies in Kings College
London and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in the same University."
the age of empire. Reviews: "An important corrective to current historical amnesia...the definitive account of Anglo-Mediterranean history for years to come". (Amanda Foreman "New Statesman"). "A rich and readable account of the British in the Middle Sea...As Hollands learned lucid and enjoyable work makes clear many British politicians saw the Mediterranean as the pre-eminent global strategic arena representing the key to victory in Europe and Asia". (Dominic Sandbrook "Sunday Times"). "This is an important subject and it has never before been drawn together into a single coherent narrative..."Blue-Water Empire" puts the land not the sea at the heart of the story". ("Literary Review"). "Robert Hollands masterly
history of the Mediterranean is a pleasure to read. "Blue-Water Empire" shows how Britains mastery of the Middle Sea shaped the modern world whilst reminding us how profoundly the Mediterranean has influenced the British". (Simon Ball (author of "The Bitter Sea: The Struggle for Mastery in the Mediterranean" 1935-1949)). "Lively and absorbing". (Philip Mansel "Spectator"). About the author: Robert Holland is one of the worlds leading historians of the Mediterranean and the author of "Britain and the Revolt in Cyprus" 1954-59 and (with Diana Markides) "The British and the Hellenes: Struggles for Mastery in the Eastern Mediterranean" 1850-1960. He holds professorial positions at the Centre for Hellenic Studies in Kings College
London and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in the same University."
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