Cowburn, Philip

The warship in history / by Philip Cowburn. - 2nd printing - New York : Macmillan, 1967. - xvii, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - 623.74(09):355.49 .

Includes index

Bibliography: p.352-357

Contents: Prologue -- The ancient world -- The Viking ship -- The English warship before 1600 -- Galleys, galleasses, and galleons -- Northwestern European warships in the seventeenth century -- The British Navy in the eighteenth century -- The American Navy in the days of sail -- The nineteenth century revolution: paddle wheel and screw propeller -- The nineteenth century revolution: the ironclad vessel and the naval gun -- Early submarines, destroyers, and cruisers -- The twentieth century battleship -- The submarine at war -- The aircraft carrier -- Epilogue.


Warships--History
Naval history
Warships

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