Naval Warfare, 1815-1914 - Original PDF
نویسندگان: Lawren Sondhaus
خلاصه: From the era of Napoleon and Lord Nelson to the naval arms races before the
First World War, naval warfare underwent a slow transition from the era of the
wooden sailing fleet to that of the modern steel navy. Certain developments during the century of change are fairly well known to scholars and students of history,
such as the emergence of the ìmonitorî design in the American Civil War and the
ìdreadnoughtî battleship during the eight years before the First World War. Yet,
for most, the evolution of warships and naval warfare from 1815 to 1914 (or at
least to 1906) remains shrouded in mystery, along with most of the naval engagements of the period.