Title: Battle at sea : 3,000 years of naval warfare /
Authors: Grant, R. G.
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Naval art and science History; Naval history
Abstract: Examines warfare on, above, and under the sea, featuring photographs and illustrations, 3D digital artwork following stages of key battles, and analyses of weaponry and strategic developments in naval warfare.
Contents: The age of galleys, 1200 BCE-1550 CE. Overview -- Early naval battles and the rise of the Greeks. The Persian Wars -- The Peloponnesian War -- Roman navel warfare. The first Punic War -- Rome achieves mastery of the Mediterranean -- Naval warfare in Asia. China, Japan, and Korea -- Battles for the Mediterranean. Byzantine-Arab Wars -- The rise of the Italian Maritime Republics -- The war for Sicily -- The rise of sail. The Vikings -- Sea battles in Northern Europe -- The Ottomans. Christian navies against the Turks -- Gun, sail, and empire, 1550-1830. Overview -- Japan and Korea. Japanese invasion of Korea -- Oceanic empires. Spanish Wars -- After the Armada -- The rise of Dutch sea power -- Rivalry across the North Sea. First Anglo-Dutch War -- Second Anglo-Dutch War -- Third Anglo-Dutch War -- The Sun King's Navy. The French Wars -- Baltic conflicts. Sweden fights for domination -- The Great Northern War -- The Russo-Swedish War -- Maintaining British Naval power. Royal Navy battles -- Seven years war -- The American Revolutionary War -- The age of Nelson. French Revolutionary Wars -- Napoleonic Wars -- Early 19th-century battles. The United States at War -- Wars of independence -- Later Ottoman battles --