Maritime Supremacy and the Opening of the Western Mind by Peter Padfield

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/129906 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Maritime Supremacy and the Opening of the Western Mind Series: The Maritime Trilogy, Book 1 Author: Peter Padfield Narrator: James Cameron Stewart Format: mp3 Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins Release date: 09-14-21 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 8 ratings Genres: Western Publisher's Summary: In the great wars of modern history, maritime powers have always prevailed over land-based empires, whether Habsburg, Napoleonic, Nazi, or Soviet. In contrast to the rigid hierarchies and centralization of land-based empires, those nations attaining mastery at sea have been distinguished by liberty, flexibility, and enterprise. The 17th-century Dutch were the first to achieve naval and trading dominance.