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Author | : Michael Okuda |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2014-12-02 |
Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | : 147678258X |
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Traces the influence of early ocean vessels on Starfleet ships and incorporates more than seventy-five additional images featured in the "Star Trek: Ships of the Line" calendar series.
Author | : C.S. Forester |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0141925639 |
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May, 1810 – and thirty-nine-year-old Captain Horatio Hornblower has been handed his first ship of the line ... Though the seventy-four-gun HMS Sutherland is ‘the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy’ and a crew shortage means he must recruit two hundred and fifty landlubbers, Hornblower knows that by the time Sutherland and her squadron reach the blockaded Catalonian coast every seaman will do his duty. But with daring raids against the French army and navy to be made, it will take all Hornblower’s seamanship – and stewardship – to steer a steady course to victory and home ... This is the sixth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester’s inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.
Author | : Jonathan R. Dull |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2009-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 080322267X |
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For nearly two hundred years huge wooden warships called ships of the line dominated war at sea and were thus instrumental in the European struggle for power and the spread of imperialism. Foremost among the great naval powers were Great Britain and France, whose advanced economies could support large numbers of these expensive ships. This book, the first joint history of these great navies, offers a uniquely impartial and comprehensive picture of the two forces their shipbuilding programs, naval campaigns, and battles, and their wartime strategies and diplomacy. Jonathan R. Dull is the author of two award-winning histories of the French navy. Bringing to bear years of study of war and diplomacy, his book conveys the fine details and the high drama of the age of grand and decisive naval conflict. Dull delves into the seven wars that Great Britain and France, often in alliance with lesser naval powers such as Spain and the Netherlands, fought between 1688 and 1815. Viewing war as most statesmen of the time saw it as a contest of endurance he also treats the tragic side of the Franco-British wars, which shattered the greater security and prosperity the two powers enjoyed during their brief period as allies.
Author | : Brian Lavery |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2015-01-14 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1848323387 |
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“A beautiful book . . . a goldmine of information to anyone interested in the capital ships of the sailing navy of the 17th and 19th Centuries.”—Ships in Scale The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. As such they represent a three-dimensional archive of unique importance and authority. Treated as historical evidence, they offer more detail than even the best plans, and demonstrate exactly what the ships looked like in a way that even the finest marine painter could not achieve. The Ship of the Line is the second of a new series that takes selections of the best models to tell the story of specific ship types—in this case, the evolution of the ship of the line, the capital ship of its day, and the epitome of British seapower during its heyday from 1650-1850. This period also coincided with the golden age of ship modelling. Each volume depicts a wide range of models, all shown in full color, including many close-up and detail views. These are captioned in depth, but many are also annotated to focus attention on interesting or unusual features, and the book weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing a unique form of technical history. The series is of particular interest to ship modellers, but all those with an enthusiasm for the ship design and development in the sailing era will attracted to the in-depth analysis of these beautifully presented books.
Author | : Angus Konstam |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-11-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781841763088 |
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The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars encompassed a period when rival European fleets vied for naval supremacy, and naval tactics were evolving. The British Royal Navy emerged triumphant as the leading world sea power, and the epitome of Britannic naval strength was the Ship-of-the-Line. These 'wooden walls' were more than merely floating gun batteries: they contained a crew of up to 800 men, and often had to remain at sea for extended periods. This book offers detailed coverage of the complex vessels that were the largest man-made structures produced in the pre-Industrial era.
Author | : Diane Carey |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Picard, Jean Luc (Fictitious character) |
ISBN | : 0671009257 |
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The first voyage of the starship Enterprise 1701-E! (on cover).
Author | : Nicholas Blake |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Academic |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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"Steering to Glory is the first behind-the-scenes portrayal of the great capital ships of the era of Nelson, and shows in compelling detail how every element of a battleship functioned and how each sailor played his part" -- Jacket.
Author | : Jonathan Kinghorn |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2012-01-27 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0786488425 |
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In 1881, the dynamic Baltimorean Bernard N. Baker established the Atlantic Transport Line, an American-owned but British-operated steamship company with service from London to New York that became famous for shipping expensive livestock and for carrying only first-class passengers. Although moderately sized, the company remained a significant presence in international shipping until World War I caused major business disruptions, followed by changed priorities during peacetime. Finally, the Great Depression led to its closure. This volume chronicles the history of the line and its absorption into J.P. Morgan's gargantuan and ill-conceived International Mercantile Marine Company against the background of efforts to revive the American mercantile marine. Descriptions of life on board Atlantic Transport Line vessels, individual histories of every vessel owned by the line, and biographies of key figures associated with the company make this the most complete account of this important player in the history of American trade.
Author | : Neil McCart |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Naval History Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Naval history |
ISBN | : |
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