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Putting the sea back in Britain

机译:把大海放回英国

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Nicholas Rodger is a professor with a mission: nothing less than "to put naval affairs back into the history of Britain". And in this book he succeeds triumphantly. "The Command of the Ocean" is the second in a planned three-part series. The first, "The Safeguard of the Sea", covering the period 660-1649, appeared seven years ago to a 21-gun salute from the critics; the present volume brings the story up to 1815 and deserves the same. It is a book of impressive scholarship and intellectual versatility. Conducting his research in 11 languages, Mr Rodger is able to digress seamlessly from naval affairs to make informed, and always pertinent, points about geography, politics, economics and more. So, for example, he traces in authoritative detail the development of Britain's fiscal system and shows how, without it, the country could never have sustained such a hugely expensive enterprise as a standing navy-in marked contrast to its two main European rivals, France and Spain, whose precarious finances were constantly threatened by the cost of their navies.
机译:尼古拉斯·罗杰(Nicholas Rodger)是一位有使命的教授:无非是“将海事重返英国历史”。在这本书中,他取得了成功。 “海洋指挥部”是计划中的三部分系列的第二部分。第一个是“海洋保障”,涵盖了660-1649年,它是在七年前受到批评家的21炮致敬的;目前的故事量使这个故事可以追溯到1815年,应该得到同样的结果。这是一本令人印象深刻的学术和智力多功能书。 Rodger先生以11种语言进行研究,能够无缝地从海军事务中脱离出来,以使人们在地理上,政治上,经济学上以及其他方面始终保持与时俱进的观点。因此,举例来说,他以权威的细节追溯了英国财政体制的发展,并展示了如果没有它,英国将永远无法承受如此庞大的企业如海军的地位,这与欧洲两个主要竞争对手法国形成鲜明对比西班牙和西班牙,其不稳定的财务状况经常受到其海军成本的威胁。

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