A U.S. naval officer writing at a moment of rapid change, Lieutenant Very surveys the fleets of the maritime nations, the principal naval battles of 1860 to 1880, the development of heavy ordnance and gun mountings, the new arm of torpedo warfare, the architecture and construction of ironclads, and the training and organisation of naval personnel.
A detailed snapshot of naval technology between sail and the dreadnought, valuable to naval historians and modellers. Download the free EPUB.