A US Navy officer gathers accounts of the great sea fights in popular form, starting with Salamis, the Athenian disaster at Syracuse, the Punic Wars and Actium and running through the age of sail to ironclads. Later chapters cover the Peruvian Huascar’s last fight against the Chilean fleet and the Sino-Japanese War, and a second part is devoted to the naval battles of America.
A broad, readable survey for anyone who loves naval history from galleys to battleships. Download the free EPUB.