A Continuing Story. Modern technology and demography may disguise it, but Europes origins lie in the sea and its future prosperity still depends upon it. Europe and the Sea a continuing story identifies how key strands of geography, history and economics have woven together to create against the odds of conflict and competition not only disproportionate wealth and unexpected cultural cohesion, but the will for Europe to extend and dominate the known world for centuries. Five European admirals from Britain, France, Germany Italy and Spain transcend narrow naval and security issues with a broad analysis of why early trading and