| Edition |
American edition. |
| Description |
400 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Note |
Title page attributes "Steve Parker" but cover and verso/colophon indicate author as Brian Lavery. |
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"Previously published in 2013 as The Conquest of the Ocean"--colophon. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 390-391), glossary, and index. |
| Summary |
"A Short History of Seafaring is a unique compendium of awe-inspiring tales of epic sea voyages that always involve great feats of seamanship, navigation, endurance, and ingenuity."--Publisher. |
| Contents |
The first ocean sailors, to 1450 -- The age of exploration, 1450-1600 -- The age of empire, 1600-1815 -- Steam and emigration, 1815-1914 -- The wars on the oceans, 1914-1945 -- The global ocean, 1945-present. |
| Subject |
Seafaring life -- History.
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Naval history.
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Naval history. (OCoLC)fst01035004
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Seafaring life. (OCoLC)fst01110214
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9780241406564 |
| ISBN |
0241379695 (paperback) |
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9781465484635 (paperback) |
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9780241379691 (paperback) |
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1465484639 (paperback) |
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