The English Channel separates Britain from Europe, keeping invaders out of Britain and making the island and islanders different from the continent and their fellow Europeans. But the Channel also serves as a link between mainland and island, bearing settlers, missionaries, merchants, refugees and conquerors back and forth over the millennia. Explorers and adventurers have sailed its waters, and leaders from Julius Caesar to Napoleon and Hitler have battled for sovereignty over these narrow seas. Peter Unwin tells the story ...
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The English Channel separates Britain from Europe, keeping invaders out of Britain and making the island and islanders different from the continent and their fellow Europeans. But the Channel also serves as a link between mainland and island, bearing settlers, missionaries, merchants, refugees and conquerors back and forth over the millennia. Explorers and adventurers have sailed its waters, and leaders from Julius Caesar to Napoleon and Hitler have battled for sovereignty over these narrow seas. Peter Unwin tells the story of the English Channel from the land-bridge that linked Britain to the continent nine thousand years ago to the Channel tunnel of the 21st century, charting the landscape and seascape of northern Europe's gateway to the oceans.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Review, 2003. First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(small crease and nick on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with a b/w map inside the front and back cover, colour photos, b/w drawings. Nice and clean pages as new but slightly tainted on the outer and edges of the pages.342pp including Endnotes, bibliography, index. Price un-clipped.
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