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War at Sea in the Age of Sail (Smithsonian History of Warfare)
Our fascination with the drama of war at sea is as strong today as it was in the heyday of the sailing ship.This book, written by one of the world's foremost authors on naval warfare, describes the dramatic battles of an age when sail was supreme. Andrew Lambert's comprehensive history examines key naval conflicts from the highest strategic level right down to the experien...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
August 23rd 2005
by Collins
(first published August 31st 2000)
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Many military history books triumphantly exalt how their topic was So Important To World History
This is a fine book not only for fans of sailing ships (me) but also for persons interested in colonialism and European history. If you are rusty on your European history, this book will provide some challenges but not lose you. Familiar events (the American Revolution or the Napoleonic Wars) are covered, but they are covered only as they mattered to the sea. In some cases this was profound, and in o...more
This is a fine book not only for fans of sailing ships (me) but also for persons interested in colonialism and European history. If you are rusty on your European history, this book will provide some challenges but not lose you. Familiar events (the American Revolution or the Napoleonic Wars) are covered, but they are covered only as they mattered to the sea. In some cases this was profound, and in o...more
I don't know why it is, but I just love the sailing age. I'm not OCD about it by any means. I certainly have a romantic notion about it.
And, maybe I just like that there are lots of pictures in this book.
And, maybe I just like that there are lots of pictures in this book.
What it says. Good adjunct to Mahan's classic
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