Product details

Art.No:

96154

Author / Artist:

Brian Tunstall; Editor-Nicholas Tracy

Title:

Subtitles / Reproduction:

The Evolution of Fighting Tactics, 1650-1815

Keyword:

Militaria-Marine, Militaria-Kriegsgeschichte, SchiffahrtTechnik

Binding / Picture Size:

Kart. m. OU.

Publisher:

Conway Maritime Press

Place of publishing:

London

Year of publication:

1990

Book Details / Size:

4°, 278 S., zahlr. Abb.

Condition:

Tadell.

Description:

Covering the classic era of sailing ship warfare from the mid-eighteenth century to the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail reveals how warships were built, sailed, and fought in the era made popular today by the novels of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester. The often dense technical detail of these works is explained here for the general reader through text and illustrations that bring the period vividly to life. Through his discussions of single-ship actions, fleet operations, famous commanders, and the day-to-day routines of the men who worked the ships, Bernard Ireland investigates how the navy of King George III came to dominate the high seas, ushering in a century of British maritime supremacy. Acclaimed naval artist Tony Gibbons illustrates every type of sailing warship from ships of the line, frigates, and sloops to privateers' schooners, bomb ketches, and xebecs. Text engl. Dieses Buch befindet sich in unserem Aussenlager; sollten Sie dieses im Laden abholen wollen, bitten wir Sie um vorgängige Nachricht.