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Warships of the Napoleonic Era

By: Naval Institute Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Naval Institute Press)

Last Stocked on 4/29/2024

Product Info

Title
Warships of the Napoleonic Era
Category
Author
Robert Gardiner
Publish Year
2000
Pages
160
Dimensions
10x11.75x.75"
NKG Part #
2148120817
Type
Hardcover

Description

Warships of the Napoleonic Era reproduces original plans of all the principal types of warship employed during the Napoleonic Wars, from the huge three-deckers which fought in the line of battle, down to gunboats and the often ignored support craft on which every dockyard depended.
This period is widely regarded as the apogee of the sailing man of war, which reached a degree of efficiency never previously attained. Every major seapower was involved in this conflict, and at some point virtually all of them were arrayed against Great Britain and many of the enemies' ships, taken in battle, were then drawn, ensuring that a representative selection of accurate draughts survives for all the main protagonists. Accompanying texts and captions describe the function and development of each of the apparently bewildering variety of rates.
For ship modellers, and historians of the sailing navy, this book is a reference work.