England in the Mediterranean: A Study of the Rise and Influence of British Power Within the Straits 1603-1713

England in the Mediterranean

by Julian Stafford Corbett

This book continues the author's study of the development of the fleet and the naval art and the history of naval operations under the Tudors and Stuarts. The author considers the British struggle with the Dutch for maritime supremacy and the rise of British power in the Mediterranean.

710 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1904

About the author

Sir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era. One of his most famous works is Some Principles of Maritime Strategy, which remains a classic among students of naval warfare.