Navies of Europe:1815-2002

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sondhaus Lawrence 1958-
Published: Longman,
Publisher Address: Harlow
Publication Dates: 2002.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xii, 384 p., [24] p. of plates: ill., maps ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0582506131
Index Number: E509
CLC: E509
Call Number: E509/S698
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-352) and index.
From sail to steam, 1815-40 -- Midcentury transitions, 1840-55 -- The emergence of the armored warship, 1855-78 -- Torpedo warfare, cruisers, and the Jeune École, 1878-89 -- The battleship Renaissance, 1889-1906 -- The dreadnought era and first World War, 1906-22 -- The interwar period and second World War, 1922-45 -- European navies in the era of the Cold War, 1945-91 -- The present and future of European navies.