Fletcher follows the fighting ship from the primitive craft of early peoples through oared galleys, the great sailing men-of-war of the age of Nelson, and the coming of steam, armour and the ironclad, to the torpedo boats, cruisers and dreadnoughts of his own day. Gun mountings, hull design and naval tactics are explained alongside the ships that made them famous.
A clear illustrated history for anyone fascinated by ships, naval engineering or the arms race before the First World War. Download the free EPUB.