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An American privateer is shown repelling a British attack during the War of 1812. Despite some notable successes, the British regarded the entire conflict as a sideshow and quickly forgot it. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)
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The RMS Titanic. (Image by Perspectives/Getty Images)
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'Tirpitz' hiding in a Norwegian fjord in 1942. “She outclassed anything in the British fleet,” says Patrick Bishop. (Getty Images) 
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The Second World War: sinking the Tirpitz

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The sacrifice of Captain Kidd

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Spain’s maritime decline

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Two women from South America. Six centuries ago South American civilisations matched the west in some respects. (Getty Images)
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The wonder of the west

Trawler crew, c1900. (Photo by Past Pix/SSPL/Getty Images)
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Toilers of the deep: the lives of Edwardian deep sea fishermen

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British evacuees from Dunkirk walk off their rescue vessel land in Britain. (Photo by Corbis via Getty Images)
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How did Britain come to rule the waves?

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