Download The Modern Scholar: High Seas, High Stakes: Naval Battles That Changed History AudioBook Free

Naval battles have long captured the favorite imagination, from confrontations between Athens and Sparta in the ancient world to the epic conflicts that occurred during the World Wars and beyond. With this riveting group of lectures, Professor Timothy B. Shutt of Kenyon College explores the naval battles which have helped to establish empires and also have changed history. Through the entire span of world events, as trade and commerce grew in importance and nations became ever more dependent on the import and export of most types of goods, control of the world's waterways and shipping lanes became an integral determinant where nations reigned supreme. As demonstrated so aptly on the globe Wars, blockades at sea can strangle a nation as effectively as sieges laid against walled locations of old. With researched insight in to the events which have shaped the world over the millennia, Professor Shutt imparts an understanding and appreciation for the importance of naval warfare in world history - and of the grandeur and daring that define these awe-inspiring clashes.

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