To Rule the Waves

How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World

By: Arthur Herman

Narrated by: John Curless

To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian Arthur Herman tells the spellbinding tale of great battles at sea, heroic sailors, violent conflict, and personal tragedy - of the way one mighty institution forged a nation, an empire, and a new world.

This P.S. edition features extra insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

©2004 Arthur Herman (P)2016 Recorded Books

Superb and easy to listen to.

Manages to bridge the gap between heavy intense history and a superb adventure story. One of the best general histories of the Royal Navy I have yet read. Much easier to listen to, and obviously less detailed than Massie's books but also far broader in scope.

Nice

Well done, but the Brits didn't take Baltimore. Oh say can you see by the dawns early light?

Good listen...very interesting and informative.

Did seem to in the later years become less informative and not as well written.

Best ever

Wonderful book. Entertaining and enlightening. Perhaps best history book I've ever encountered and I've read a lot of them

excellent history

only one gripe: The history flowed well except for a portion in the 1820s thru 1890s where all the technological changes were discussed. some of theseninvolved a lot of jumping backward or forwards in time.

Aside from that this was one of the most interesting books I've listened to.