| Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship Contributor(s): Konstam, Angus (Author) |
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ISBN: 0470116676 ISBN-13: 9780470116678 Publisher: Trade Paper Press OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2008 Annotation: The story of the first modern naval arms race This book charts the dramatic course of the European battle for maritime supremacy, from the first marriage of guns and ships in the mid-fifteenth-century to the grandiose national flagships two hundred years later that led to a new breed of battleship, the ship-of-the-line. It tells the tale of the ships themselves and the story of shipbuilding, politics, and technological innovation during a crucial period of world history. Angus Konstam (Edinburgh, Scotland) has written more than 50 history books, including Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate (978-0-471-75885-3). He is a former naval officer, underwater archaeologist, and curator of the Tower of London and the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. He has appeared frequently on the History and Discovery Channels. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - General |
| Dewey: 623.822 |
| LCCN: 2007046861 |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.44" W x 9.58" (1.38 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship, which chronicles the history of Sovereign of the Seas, an immensely powerful floating fortress. You will enjoy this gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the Modern age. Understand how the Sovereign of the Seas became the model for a whole new generation of warships that would dominate naval warfare until the advent of steam power. |