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French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
Rif Winfield
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Description for French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
Hardcover. The only comprehensive listing of French sailing warships in English, a 'must-have' reference work for anyone interested in this field Num Pages: 464 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 298 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2272.
In 1786 the French Navy had just emerged from its most successful war of the eighteenth century, having frequently outfought or outmanoeuvred the Royal Navy in battle, and made a major contribution to American independence. The reputation of its ship design and fighting skills never stood higher, yet within a few years the effects of the French Revolution had devastated its efficiency, leading to defeat after defeat. Fine ships continued to be built, but even under Napoleon's dynamic influence the navy never recovered sufficiently to alter the balance of sea power. It was only after 1815 that the navy revived, ... Read more
In 1786 the French Navy had just emerged from its most successful war of the eighteenth century, having frequently outfought or outmanoeuvred the Royal Navy in battle, and made a major contribution to American independence. The reputation of its ship design and fighting skills never stood higher, yet within a few years the effects of the French Revolution had devastated its efficiency, leading to defeat after defeat. Fine ships continued to be built, but even under Napoleon's dynamic influence the navy never recovered sufficiently to alter the balance of sea power. It was only after 1815 that the navy revived, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Seaforth Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
2282g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848322042
SKU
V9781848322042
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4
About Rif Winfield
RIF WINFIELD is the author of the four-volume classic British Warships in the Age of Sail, as well as a number of other highly regarded books on the sailing navy. Dr STEPHEN S ROBERTS, his collaborator on this book, is a leading American authority on French warships, and those of the nineteenth century in particular.
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