Flag and FleetPart 2 — PART IIReading editionChapter navigation40 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHOW THE BRITISH NAVY WON THE FREEDOM OF THE SEASBOOK I THE ROWING AGEBOOK II THE SAILING AGEPART I—THE SPANISH WARPART II—THE DUTCH WARPART III—THE FRENCH WARBOOK III THE AGE OF STEAM AND STEELPART I—A CENTURY OF CHANGE (1814-1914)PART II—THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918)ILLUSTRATIONSChapter I · THE VERY BEGINNING OP SEA-POWER (10,000 years and more B.C.)Chapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIII · OLD SPAIN AND NEW (1492-1571)Chapter IXChapter XChapter XI · THE FIRST DUTCH WAR (1623-1653)Chapter XIIChapter XIII · THE FIRST WAR AGAINST LOUIS XIV (1689-1697)Chapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XX · A CENTURY OF BRITISH-FRENCH-AMERICAN PEACE (1815-1914)Chapter XXIPART IIChapter XXII · THE HANDY MANChapter XXIIIChapter XXIVChapter XXVChapter XXVIChapter XXVIIChapter XXVIIIPrevious chapter ←Part 1 — Chapter XXINext chapter →Part 2 — Chapter XXII · THE HANDY MANAll chapters and sections (40)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHOW THE BRITISH NAVY WON THE FREEDOM OF THE SEASBooks12Book 2 · Other sectionsPART I—THE SPANISH WARPART II—THE DUTCH WARPART III—THE FRENCH WARBooks3Book 3 · Other sectionsPART I—A CENTURY OF CHANGE (1814-1914)PART II—THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918)ILLUSTRATIONSBook 1 · Chapters1234567Part 1 · Chapters8910Part 2 · Chapters1112Part 3 · Chapters13141516171819Part 1 · Chapters2021Part 2 · Parts2Part 2 · Chapters22232425262728THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918)← CHAPTER XXICHAPTER XXII THE HANDY MAN →