Project Gutenberg 2006-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 612 Wood, William 1864 1947 Wood, William Charles Henry Flag and Fleet: How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas Produced by Al Haines "Flag and Fleet: How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas" by William Wood is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the pivotal role the British Navy played in establishing and maintaining maritime sovereignty and imperial power throughout history. Wood likely delves into key naval battles, strategies, and developments that contributed to the dominance of British sea power, underlining the importance of the Navy in shaping both the British Empire and global trade. The opening of the work sets the stage by reflecting on the divine nature of the sea, illustrating its vastness and significance as a source of freedom. The introductory chapters describe the evolution of sea power, starting from ancient times with primitive rafts and canoes to the more sophisticated ships of the British Navy. Wood emphasizes the historical interplay between land and sea strategies and the necessity of naval dominance for a nation's survival. Additionally, concepts like the importance of unity in naval command and the critical judgments made by ancient leaders about sea engagements are explored, shaping a narrative that highlights naval history as vital to the strength and expansion of the British Empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Great Britain -- History, Naval Sea-power DA Text World War I Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - British Category: History - Warfare 553458 2025-06-08T11:56:11.029716 text/html 530278 2009-03-03T20:37:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1498357 2009-03-03T20:38:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1640905 2025-06-08T11:56:23.957634 application/epub+zip 1647238 2025-06-08T11:56:15.878692 application/epub+zip 275051 2025-06-08T11:56:13.994703 application/epub+zip 1968680 2025-06-08T11:56:29.255621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1944605 2025-06-08T11:56:22.280723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435993 2022-09-09T11:32:13.847726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493161 2025-06-08T11:56:09.672752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 492900 2009-03-03T20:37:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 186903 2009-03-03T20:38:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 492897 2009-03-03T20:37:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186863 2009-03-03T20:38:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21005 2025-06-08T11:56:29.402610 application/rdf+xml 24164 2025-06-08T11:56:14.603677 image/jpeg 4693 2025-06-08T11:56:14.295699 image/jpeg 1596321 2025-06-08T11:56:11.168713 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia