Seapower To Superpower is a five hour series about one of the most important historical truths that has shaped our world - that,

"Whosoever commands the sea commands trade; Whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, And consequently the world itself."
-Sir Walter Raleigh

The sea cannot be owned by any nation. It is a "Common" where the interests of all trading nations converge and overlap. But the sea can be controlled and the control of the sea for the last 400 years has been the province of the English-speaking peoples. The story of Seapower is the story of the British empire and its American successor.