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Osprey - European Ironclads 1860-75 (New Vanguard 269)

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Condition
Brand new: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
Type
Illustrated Book
Series
New Vanguard
Subjects
History & Military
Subject
Military & War
Special Attributes
Illustrated
Era
1800s
ISBN
9781472826763
EAN
9781472826763

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472826760
ISBN-13
9781472826763
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24038371804

Product Key Features

Book Title
European Ironclads 1860-75 : the Gloire Sparks the Great Ironclad Arms Race
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Military / Naval, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Modern / 19th Century, Europe / General
Illustrator
Wright, Paul, Yes
Genre
History
Author
Angus Konstam
Book Series
New Vanguard Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Series Volume Number
269
Table Of Content
Introduction /Design & Development /Tactical Requirements /Armour /Ordnance /Propulsion /Life on Board /Ironclads in Action /Specifications /Bibliography
Synopsis
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 armour 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. Book jacket., The story of the most revolutionary period in naval history--the first iron-hulled, steam-powered warships, their first battles at sea, and the great arms race that followed., From the launching of La Gloire to the emergence of modern turreted battleships in 1875, this book offers a fascinating insight into Continental Europe's innovative and powerful ironclads. In November 1859, the French "ironclad" La Gloire was launched in Toulon. She was the world's first seagoing ironclad--a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. While history best remembers the ironclads of the American Civil War, these warships were mere toys compared to the iron-plated leviathans in contemporary European navies. Other European powers, not wanting to be outdone, launched their own ironclads, then the most powerful warships in the world. Together they embodied the startling technological advances of the late 19th century, and the spirit of this new age of steam, iron, and firepower.
LC Classification Number
V799

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