An Encyclopedia of Naval History provides both the structure and details of the evolution of naval history over the last five centuries. A fascinating and functional research tool, it contains more than 1,000 carefully researched entries arranged alphabetically. In An Encyclopedia of Naval History you will find entries for major wars, including detailed chrologies of attendant naval engagements, as well as entries for smaller naval battles; histories of individual ships, and the progression of warship techlogy from the 16th through the 20th centuries, including design modifications of strategic significance, ship dimensions, and weaponry; biographies of naval commanders such as Barbarossa, Horatio Nelson, Sir Francis Beaufort, Chuichi Nagumo, and Hyman George Rickover, among many others; descriptions of the development of navies, naval organizations, and naval tactics; suggested further readings, extensive cross-references, a syptic index, a general index, and 124 illustrations; and more.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Facts on File Inc
ISBN-10
0816026971
ISBN-13
9780816026975
eBay Product ID (ePID)
107916424
Product Key Features
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Military History
Type
Textbook
Author
William B Cogar, A.P.C. Bruce
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
New York
Content Note
Illustrations
Country of Publication
United States
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