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As its subtitle denotes, maritime supremacy examines the major naval campaigns that shaped the modern world.
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What separates the author from his contemporaries is his ability to examine the clash of fleets and incorporate their successes, or defeats, into the larger scheme of history.
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He identifies nation-states as either supreme maritime or territorial powers and it is this interaction, both domestically and internationally that provides the structure for his thesis and according to him, for modern history.
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Also, the lack of an independent conclusion, to tie together many of the key points addressed in his earlier chapters, would have benefited the reader.
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This first volume covers the era from the attempted spanish invasion of england in 1588 through the uniting of the united states in 1787.