Seapower to Superpower: The Story of Global Supremacy
Saison 1 Épisode 3 - The British Peace
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Between 1815 and 1865, Great Britain adds territory around the world. Britain achieves victory at Jutland in World War I but is exhausted financially after the struggle.
Sous-titres: English
Avec:John Jarvis
Réalisé par:James Hyslop
Saison 1
S01:E01 - Britain Arises
This hour covers the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the wars between the Dutch and the English for control of world trade.
S01:E02 - The 18th Century
This episode is concerned primarily with the battles between France, the greatest land power, and Britain, the greatest seapower, for world dominance.
S01:E03 - The British Peace
Between 1815 and 1865, Great Britain adds territory around the world. Britain achieves victory at Jutland in World War I but is exhausted financially after the struggle.
S01:E04 - Changing the Guard
This episode marks the transfer of power midway through WWII from the Royal Navy to the US Navy and the growth of two 20th-century weapons: the submarine and the aircraft carrier.
S01:E05 - Space, the Great Commons
Naval strategists concluded that the advantage of seapower would be transferred to a land-based empire. By 1946, the USSR arrived, and with it, atomic power and satellites.