War at sea : a shipwrecked history from antiquity to the Cold War
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"From an author who has spent four decades in the quest for lost ships, this lavishly illustrated history of naval warfare presents the latest archaeology of sunken warships. It provides a unique perspective on the evolution of naval conflicts, strategies, and technologies, while vividly conjuring up the dangerous life of war at sea"--
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at OWWL.
Current holds
0 current holds with 1 total copy.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Public Library | 359.409 DEL (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
52141300541876 |
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Record details
- ISBN: 9780190888015
- ISBN: 0190888016
- Physical Description: pages cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Beginnings -- Rome and beyond -- The age of gunpowder -- The age of sail -- Colonial conflicts in the Americas -- Iron and steam -- The race to global war -- World War I -- World War II -- The Cold War and beyond. |
| Summary, etc.: | "From an author who has spent four decades in the quest for lost ships, this lavishly illustrated history of naval warfare presents the latest archaeology of sunken warships. It provides a unique perspective on the evolution of naval conflicts, strategies, and technologies, while vividly conjuring up the dangerous life of war at sea"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Subject: | Shipwrecks. Underwater archaeology. |