Fighting Sail: Three Hundred Years Of Warfare At Sea
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
For three centuries, the fate of empires was decided not on land, but on the churning, smoke-filled waters of the world's great oceans, where towering men-of-war clashed in thunderous broadsides that could be heard for miles. Fighting Sail: Three Hundred Years of Warfare at Sea by Oliver Warner chronicles the grand sweep of naval combat from the age of the Armada through to the twilight of the great sailing warships, charting the rise of sea power as the ultimate arbiter of global dominance. Warner presents a vivid panorama of celebrated commanders, desperate battles, and hard-won victories that shaped the course of history, from the gun decks of Trafalgar to the storm-tossed waters of the Dutch Wars. Warner, a distinguished naval historian, brings scholarly precision and a storyteller's flair to this richly illustrated volume, grounding sweeping strategic narratives in the gritty human reality of life and death under sail. The work illustrates how naval technology, tactics, and leadership evolved in tandem with the ambitions of competing maritime powers, arguing that mastery of the seas was the defining achievement of the early modern era. With a foreword by Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma lending the work unimpeachable authority, Fighting Sail stands as an essential and enduring reference for any student of naval history — and leaves one wondering how differently the world might have looked had the wind shifted.
Author: Oliver Warner
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, BCA
Genre: Maritime history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
For three centuries, the fate of empires was decided not on land, but on the churning, smoke-filled waters of the world's great oceans, where towering men-of-war clashed in thunderous broadsides that could be heard for miles. Fighting Sail: Three Hundred Years of Warfare at Sea by Oliver Warner chronicles the grand sweep of naval combat from the age of the Armada through to the twilight of the great sailing warships, charting the rise of sea power as the ultimate arbiter of global dominance. Warner presents a vivid panorama of celebrated commanders, desperate battles, and hard-won victories that shaped the course of history, from the gun decks of Trafalgar to the storm-tossed waters of the Dutch Wars. Warner, a distinguished naval historian, brings scholarly precision and a storyteller's flair to this richly illustrated volume, grounding sweeping strategic narratives in the gritty human reality of life and death under sail. The work illustrates how naval technology, tactics, and leadership evolved in tandem with the ambitions of competing maritime powers, arguing that mastery of the seas was the defining achievement of the early modern era. With a foreword by Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma lending the work unimpeachable authority, Fighting Sail stands as an essential and enduring reference for any student of naval history — and leaves one wondering how differently the world might have looked had the wind shifted.