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Britain, an island nation, has always depended upon sea power - and in particular on the Royal Navy, which has guaranteed our survival and shaped our national identity. And yet - unlike other national institutions - much of the history of the Navy remains untold. Admiral Lord West, a former First Sea Lord, redresses the balance. Drawing on forty years of service he tells the extraordinary story of the navy from the technical transformations of the start of the twentieth century - when planes and submarines were considered eccentric innovations - through dramatic social changes to the revolutions in naval conflict that we see today. With unique insight and verve he examines episodes iconic and unfamiliar, shedding fascinating light on life on board from Jutland and Dunkirk to the cold war and 9/11, whether on the bridge in heat of battle or living out daily life or waiting for action under the White Ensign.