The Mammoth Book of How it Happened - Naval Battles: Naval Battles - Eyewitness Accounts of History's Key Naval Conflicts, from Galleys to the Gulf Wars (Mammoth Books) - Softcover

Lawrence, Richard Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841196428 ISBN 13: 9781841196428

Verlag: Robinson, 2003

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From the Battle of Salamis, as told by Thucydides, to carrier operations during the 1991 Gulf War, the changing nature of recorded naval warfare is explored here in its entirety.

Here in the words of those who fought them are all of history's greatest naval engagements. Some of these first-hand accounts give an overview of the whole arena of the engagement from those in command; others come from the non-commissioned officers and men, whose concerns are their immediate situation. More than 50 maps give an objective reality to these personal narratives by showing the location and strategic development of the battles.

Divided into six main sections, the book is arranged chronologically, starting with the classical world, where galleys ruled the seas. It progresses to the age of sail and battles like the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the Battle of Copenhagen and the Battle of Trafalgar. From here to ironclads and dreadnoughts, taking in the American Civil War as well as both World Wars. The modern era encompasses torpedoes, including submarines, and the flat tops that brought air power to the world's oceans.

Biografía del autor

Richard Russell Lawrence is editor of several other Mammoths including The

Mammoth Book of Battles and The Mammoth Book of Storms and Shipwrecks

Richard Russell Lawrence has worked in the field of art and design for over 20 years. His previous books include The Mammoth Book of How it Happened: Naval Battles, The Mammoth Book of Battles and The Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy.

Richard Russell Lawrence, editor of The Mammoth Book of How it Happened: Battles, also co-authored The Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy.

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• Verlag: Robinson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1841196428
• ISBN 13: 9781841196428
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 656