{"product_id":"9780141983820","title":"The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Kennedy's classic naval history, now updated with a new introduction by the author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis acclaimed book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. Challenging the traditional view that the British are natural 'sons of the waves', he suggests instead that the country's fortunes as a significant maritime force have always been bound up with its economic growth. In doing so, he contributes significantly to the centuries-long debate between 'continental' and 'maritime' schools of strategy over Britain's policy in times of war. Setting British naval history within a framework of national, international, economic, political and strategic considerations, he offers a fresh approach to one of the central questions in British history. A new introduction extends his analysis into the twenty-first century and reflects on current American and Chinese ambitions for naval mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Excellent and stimulating' Correlli Barnett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The first scholar to have set the sweep of British Naval history against the background of economic history' Michael Howard, Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'By far the best study that has ever been done on the subject ... a sparkling and apt quotation on practically every page' Daniel A. Baugh, International History Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The best single-volume study of Britain and her naval past now available to us' Jon Sumida, Journal of Modern History\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53276969861429,"sku":"EB_HI0800_J02-04_DUBAI","price":93.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9780141983820-1.jpg?v=1789399833","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/ja\/products\/9780141983820","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}