Empire of the Deep OG25 Orobus the serpent

Orobus the serpent

In the space of a few short years

From the allegories of The Wild Iris to the myth-making of Averno

It has earned the reputation of being the book no dealer

and covert alliances - Hundreds of illustrations

Empire of the Deep OG25 Orobus the serpentThe bestselling complete history of the British Navy our national story through a different prism. The story of our navy is nothing less than the story of Britain, our culture and our empire. Much more than a parade of admirals and their battles, this is the story of how an insignificant island nation conquered the world's oceans to become its greatest trading empire. Yet, as Ben Wilson shows, there was nothing inevitable about this rise to maritime