| Physical description |
xx, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Notes |
"A Mariner original." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-240) and index. |
| Contents |
Warships of the World to 1900 1 -- Literary Warships 217 -- Naval History: A Chronology 219. |
| Summary |
Warships of the World to 1900 captures the history of naval warfare by telling the stories of more than two hundred of the most famous and important fighting ships, from the Battle of Salamis to the Spanish-American War, including the earliest triremes and the Mary Rose, Wasa, Bonhomme Richard, Constitution, Monitor, and Maine. |
| Subject |
Warships -- History.
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| ISBN |
0395984149 (paperback) |
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