{"product_id":"9781846145551","title":"9781846145551","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue-Water Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is Robert Holland's magnificent narrative of Britain's military and cultural ties with the Mediterranean Sea, in the style of the epic naval histories of N. A. M. Rodger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain has been a major presence in the Mediterranean from the Battle of the Nile to the end of empire, as both a military and a colonising force on the islands and coastlines of the sea. Robert Holland traces the fascinating story of that presence, from its legacies in culture, language and law to the Mediterranean's own influence on Britain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvoking the conflicts and contrasts between British and local societies caught up in dramatic events, as well as their mutual resilience under pressure, \u003ci\u003eBlue Water Empire\u003c\/i\u003e charts with vigour, flair and clarity the British experience in the Mediterranean in the age of empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An important corrective to current historical amnesia ... the definitive account of Anglo-Mediterranean history for years to come' \u003cb\u003eAmanda Foreman, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A rich and readable account of the British in the Middle Sea ... As Holland's learned, lucid and enjoyable work makes clear, many British politicians saw the Mediterranean as the pre-eminent global strategic arena, representing the key to victory in Europe and Asia' \u003cb\u003eDominic Sandbrook, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is an important subject, and it has never before been drawn together into a single coherent narrative ... \u003ci\u003eBlue-Water Empire\u003c\/i\u003e puts the land, not the sea, at the heart of the story' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Robert Holland's masterly history of the Mediterranean is a pleasure to read. \u003ci\u003eBlue-Water Empire\u003c\/i\u003e shows how Britain's mastery of the Middle Sea shaped the modern world, whilst reminding us how profoundly the Mediterranean has influenced the British' \u003cb\u003eSimon Ball (author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bitter Sea: The Struggle for Mastery in the Mediterranean, 1935-1949\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Lively and absorbing' \u003cb\u003ePhilip Mansel, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Holland is one of the world's leading historians of the Mediterranean and the author of\u003ci\u003e Britain and the Revolt in Cyprus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1954-59,\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Diana Markides) \u003ci\u003eThe British and the Hellenes: Struggles for Mastery in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1850-1960\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds professorial positions at the Centre for Hellenic Studies in King's College London and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in the same University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115015323888,"sku":"9781846145551","price":16.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846145551_p0.jpg?v=1763745291","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846145551","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}