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Title:
Naval warfare, 1815-1914
Author:
Sondhaus, Lawrence, 1958-
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
Physical Description:
viii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780415214773
9780415214780
Format :
Book
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Library | Call Number | Material Type | Home Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Library | V51 .S66 2001 | Adult Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction Area | Searching... |
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Summary
Summary
This book looks at the transition of wooden sailing fleets to the modern steel navy. It details the technological breakthroughs that brought about this change - steampower, armour, artillery and torpedoes, and looks at their affect on naval strategy and tactics.
Part of the ever-growing and prestigious Warfare and Historyseries, this book is a must for enthusiasts of military history.
Table of Contents
| List of plates | p. vi |
| Preface | p. vii |
| 1 The twilight of sail, 1815-30 | p. 1 |
| 2 Continuity and change, 1830-50 | p. 27 |
| 3 The 1850s | p. 55 |
| 4 The ironclad revolution | p. 73 |
| 5 The 1870s | p. 108 |
| 6 The Jeune Ecole | p. 139 |
| 7 The rebirth of the battleship | p. 160 |
| 8 The dreadnought and the origins of the First World War | p. 197 |
| 9 Reflections on deterrence | p. 225 |
| Bibliography | p. 230 |
| Index | p. 237 |