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352 pages : 30 cm This book takes a comprehensive look at the ships of all ages, from dugout canoes to Nelson's ships-of-the-line, from great battleships and ocean liners to today's most sophisticated container ships, aircraft carriers, and supertankers. Intertwined with the history of ships and the men who sailed them is the story of the technological, political, and economic developments that have shaped the evolution of nautical vessels, which Woodman succinctly places within their proper contexts, creating one of the most fascinating histories of man as inventor, trader, and warrior ever written Includes bibliographical references and index

Author

Woodman, Richard, 1944-

Publisher

The Lyons Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9781585746217

Subjects

Military, History, Government_military