Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict That Made the Modern World CHRISTMAS22 Chen Jun Yi

Chen Jun Yi

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Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict That Made the Modern World CHRISTMAS22 Chen Jun YiOne of the most eminent historians of our age investigates the extraordinary success of five small maritime states. Andrew Lambert, author of The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812winner of the prestigious Anderson Medalturns his attention to Athens, Carthage, Venice, the Dutch Republic, and Britain, examining how their identities as seapowers informed their actions and enabled them to achieve success disproportionate to their