SAILING SHIPS OF WAR 1400-1860
Written by Frank Howard
Published by Conway Maritime Press
in 1979
ISBN: 0851771386
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- MILITARY
- SHIP BUILDING
SAILING SHIPS OF WAR 1400-1860
Written by Frank Howard.
Stock no. 1829830
1987.
Hardback.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A comprehensive survey of fighting ships and their technical development from 1400 to 1860, from the advent of the three-masted ship to the eclipse of naval sail. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations & colour photos. 254 pages plus bibliography. ISBN: 0851771386. Reprint. A lovely copy!
Front cover
Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- SOURCES & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- I THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY
- THE FULL RIGGED SHIP
- II THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
- GREAT GUNS & GALLEONS
- III THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
- SHIP OF THE LINE
- IV THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- FRIGATE & SLOOP
- V THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
- THE LAST OF THE WOODEN WALLS
- GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY