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European Ironclads 1860-75

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Ships - Ancients to Ironclads

MSRP old price: $19.00


Product Info

Title
European Ironclads 1860-75
Publisher
Category
Publish Year
2019
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147749709
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG269
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG269

Description

From Spain to Russia, and from Ottoman Turkey to Bismarck's Prussia, this book explores 15 years that transformed European naval warfare.

When the Gloire slid down the Toulon slipway in 1859, it changed sea power forever. With this ship, the world's first oceangoing ironclad, France had a warship that could sink any other, and which was proof against the guns of any wooden ship afloat. Instantly, an arms race began between the great navies of Europe - first to build their own ironclads, and then to surpass each other's technology and designs.

As both armor and gun technology rapidly improved, naval architects found new ways to mount and protect guns. The ram briefly came back into fashion, and Italian and Austro-Hungarian fleets fought the ironclad era's great battle at Lissa. By the end of this revolutionary period, the modern battleship was becoming recognizable, and new naval powers were emerging to dominate Europe's waters.