Warrior to Dreadnought: Warship Development 1860-1905

Hardbound 25x30 cm, 224 pages. From the Inside Flap The period of 1860 to 1900 was one of remarkable technical development in ship design. Broadsides were replaced by turrets, steel replaced iron, and turbines were developed as the principal means of propulsion. Huge strides were made in the development of armour and armament. These rapid changes, which altered the world's navies beyond recognition, are brilliantly detailed in this richly illustrated and analytical book. Full accounts are given of the famous events of the period, such as the loss of the turret ship "Captain", the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882, the ramming of the "Victoria" by the "Camperdown" in 1893, the Spanish-American War of 1898 and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05. Illustrated throughout with many rare contemporary photographs, this is an indispensable study of one of the most exiting periods in warship development. 9781840675290