Navies of Europe: 1815-2002

ISBN-13: 9780582506138 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 402 str.

Lawrence Sondhaus

Opis

Europe ruled the waves for most of the modern era and even when its navies were eclipsed in size by the US force, they continued to dominate world wars. In this volume Larry Sondhaus charts the development of naval warfare in Europe.

Spis treści

1. From Sail to Steam, 1815-40. 2. Midcentury Transitions, 1840-55. 3. The Emergence of the Armored Warship, 1855-78. 4. Torpedo Warfare, Cruisers, and the Jeune École, 1878-89. 5. The Battleship Renaissance, 1889-1906. 6. The Dreadnought Era and First World War, 1906-22. 7. The Interwar Period and Second World War, 1922-45. 8. European Navies in the Era of the Cold War, 1945-91. 9. The Present and Future of European Navies.

O autorze

Lawrence Sondhaus