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by Arthur Herman (Author)
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  • Paperback: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperback; New edition edition (1 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340734191
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340734193
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 406,153 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Arthur Herman manages to tell the extraordinary story of the Royal Navy and its impact on modern history in a single compelling volume. Herman has written a marvellous book.' -- Saul David, Daily Telegraph 'TO RULE THE WAVES is a long and generous book. It is readable, vigorous and well-informed.' -- Spectator 'He's certainly written a rattling good book. He is one of those historians who know how to pile on the information and keep their readers turning the page.' -- Sunday Herald 'TO RULE THE WAVES is a riveting story told by a masterful historian.' -- Los Angeles Times


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5.0 out of 5 stars To Rule The Waves - first class, 13 Jul 2005
By peter luckett (Aldershot, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: To Rule the Waves (Hardcover)
Herman's central hypothesis is audacious but is one that he successfully argues in an erudite and entertaining book. Its scope - from low piracy to high politics - is broad and majestic covering the 500 or so years from the 16th century to almost the present day and in its pages encompasses some of the most important issues that have happened in that period, from Armada to exploration to pivotal battles that shaped our world. The book is not without its flaws (the Argentinians used Skyhawks in the Falkland's War, not Seahawks) and his exposition of his central thesis falters slightly mid-way through (but picks up afterwards). But notwithstanding these trifles the book is an enormous achievement: academic yet readable and both thought-provoking and entertaining. The saddest part is the comparison of today's Royal Navy with its forebears but even here Herman does so favourably and with sympathy and grace. Highly readable and worthwhile and highly recommened.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You cannot miss this one., 1 Feb 2005
This review is from: To Rule the Waves (Hardcover)
Having read a number of books on the British Empire that read just like factual history books, this book was a break from the norm, at times it read almost like a novel. Arthur Herman has done a fine job, finally a book that tells it as it was from start to finish....and all that, not from a Brit, but an American.

I was and still am astounded. One of my favourites.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Why the Distress Signal?, 4 Jan 2006
By Peter Deacon (Lanesborough, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This is a very fine work, well researched and containing a modicum of typos. A little upsetting is the dust jacket which depicts the Union Jack flown upside down, which is the inversal distress signal used at sea. This ought to have been caught prior to final publication.
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