| Description |
352 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 340) and index. |
| Contents |
Toward the Middle Sea -- The Long Ship -- Medieval Merchantmen -- Towards the Ocean Sea -- Princes and Predators -- An Explosion of Enterprise -- Exploitation and Exploration -- Sea Power I -- Science, Steam, and Screw Propulsion -- The Apogee of Sail -- The Power-Driven Vessel -- Armour, Turrets and Torpedoes -- Twilight for the Gods -- Fear God and Dreadnought -- The Skies Above: The Seas Below -- Port Out, Starboard Home -- Sea Power II -- Technology, Turbines and Terror -- Boxes, Bulkers and Babel -- Whither, Oh Ship?. |
| Subject |
Ships -- History.
|
| ISBN |
1558216812: $60.00 |
|
9781558216815 |
| Standard No. |
781558216815 |
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