Sovereigns of the sea : the quest to build the perfect Renaissance battleship
Konstam, Angus2008
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Charting the politics, technological innovations & the histories of the ships, this work follows the course of the European battle for maritime supremacy, from the marriage of guns and ships in the mid-15th century to the grandiose national flagships 200 years later that led to the ship of the line.
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Publisher:
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2008.
Collation:
xiv, 338 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-328) and index.
ISBN:
9780470116678 (hbk)0470116676 (hbk)
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English
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BRN:
3979628
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