Age Of Sail
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The Golden Age Of Sail
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Author : Amy Handy
language : en
Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
Release Date : 1996
The Golden Age Of Sail written by Amy Handy and has been published by Smithmark Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Sports & Recreation categories.
With 90 illustrations, this tells the history and romance of these tall ships which conquered the seas and changed the face of the world.
Seamanship In The Age Of Sail
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Author : John H. Harland
language : en
Publisher: Conway
Release Date : 1984
Seamanship In The Age Of Sail written by John H. Harland and has been published by Conway this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Numerous successful reprints of contemporary works on rigging and seamanship indicate the breadth of interest in the lost art of handling square-rigged ships. Modelmakers, marine painters and enthusiasts need to know not only how the ships were rigged but how much sail was set in each condition of wind and sea, how the various manoeuvres were carried out, and the intricacies of operations like reefing sails or 'catting' an anchor. Contemporary treatises such as Brady's Kedge Anchor in the USA or Darcy Lever's Sheet Anchor in Britain tell only half the story, for they were training manuals intended to be used at sea in conjunction with practical experiences and often only cover officially-condoned practices. This book, on the other hand, is a modern, objective appraisal of the evidence, concerned with the actualities as much as the theory. The author's facility in a remarkable range of languages has allowed him to study virtually every manual published over a period of nearly four centuries. This gives the book a completely international balance and allows the author to describe for the first time the proper historical development of seamanship among the major navies of the world.
Age Of Sail
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Author : Nicholas Tracy
language : en
Publisher: Brassey's
Release Date : 2005-03
Age Of Sail written by Nicholas Tracy and has been published by Brassey's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03 with categories.
From the eclipse of the galley in the 16th century until the widespread introduction of steam propulsion in the mid-19th century, the sailing ship was the major instrument of maritime power. The Age of Sail annual explores all aspects of maritime history during this period. Although the fundamentals of the sailing ship changed little in these years, advances in design and construction refined the form. Changes occurred in strategy, administration and fighting tactics. Major expeditions of exploration were undertaken, while the seafaring community as a whole underwent profound changes. Containing reviews, notes and queries, a gallery and a section specifically to publish important original documents, and edited by the distinguished naval historian Nicholas Tracy, The Age of Sail will be the premier resource for the historian and naval enthusiast as well as the general reader. Themes examined include: ship development and construction, modern restoration and reconstruction, maritime strategy, naval campaigns, fighting tactics, social life, naval infrastructure, maritime finance and insurance, exploration, merchant shipping, maritime art and archaeology.
The Age Of Sail
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Author : Nicholas Tracy
language : en
Publisher: Conway
Release Date : 2002
The Age Of Sail written by Nicholas Tracy and has been published by Conway this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.
Årbog med blandede artikler om bl.a. søkrigshistoriske emner fra sejlskibenes tidsalder, hovedsageligt med relation til Storbritannien.
The Great Age Of Sail
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Author : Joseph Jobe (ed)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Great Age Of Sail written by Joseph Jobe (ed) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Clipper ships categories.
Naval History In The Age Of Sail
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Naval History In The Age Of Sail written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
Voyages The Age Of Engines
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Author : Joshua M. Smith
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2009-02-22
Voyages The Age Of Engines written by Joshua M. Smith and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-22 with History categories.
Intended as a text for college and advanced high school students, Voyages covers the entirety of the American maritime experience, from the discovery of the continent to the present. Published in cooperation with the National Maritime Historical Society, the selections chosen for this anthology of primary texts and images place equal emphasis on the ages of sail and steam, on the Atlantic and Pacific, on the Gulf Coasts and the Great Lakes, and on the high seas and inland rivers. The texts have been chosen to provide students with interesting, usable, and historically significant documents that will prompt class discussion and critical thinking. In each case, the material is linked to the larger context of American history, including issues of gender, race, power, labor, and the environment.
British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1817 1863
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Author : Rif Winfield
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2014-04-30
British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1817 1863 written by Rif Winfield and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-30 with History categories.
The publication of this book sees the completion of a monumental work listing the technical details and career histories of every significant British warship between 1603 and 1863. Following three earlier volumes, this one carries forward the story from the post-Napoleonic War reorganisation of the Royal Navy's rating system to the end of sail as the principal mode of propulsion. Although apparently well documented, this is a period of great complexity in the procurement and naval architecture of ships. The introduction of steam radically altered the design of vessels under construction and was later retro-fitted to others, while many 'names' lived a ghostly existence on the Navy List: ships ordered but not started, and in some cases having their intended draughts altered more than once before being cancelled entirely.This book meticulously sorts out and clarifies these confusions a major contribution in itself but for the first time it also provides outline service histories for an era that is largely neglected. Like its companion volumes, the book is organised by Rate, classification and class, with significant technical and building data, followed by a concise summary of the careers of each ship in every class. With its unique depth of information, this is a work of the utmost importance to every naval historian and general reader interested in the navy of the sailing era and the formative years of the steam navy that supplanted it.
British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1793 1817
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Author : Rif Winfield
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-09-30
British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1793 1817 written by Rif Winfield and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-30 with History categories.
The revised edition of this authoritative naval history provides a comprehensive, illustrated guide to the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic Era. A major contribution to naval history, this third volume in Rif Winfield’s British Warships in the Age of Sail covers every vessel that served in the Royal Navy between the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Battle of Waterloo. Revised to incorporate new research, it details more than 2000 ships—whether purpose-built, captured, purchased or merely hired. Providing comprehensive technical data on the ships, this volume also includes commissioning dates, refit periods, changes of captain, their stations of service, as well as notes on any actions in which they took part. The book is well illustrated with contemporary prints and drawings that show the wide variety of service required of naval vessels in late 18th and early 19th centuries. Specially commissioned general arrangement drawings also depict the most significant classes. In all, it is a fitting tribute to a navy that at the zenith of its power in 1809 comprised one half of all the warships in the world
Naval Warfare In The Age Of Sail
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Author : Bernard Ireland
language : en
Publisher: Collins
Release Date : 2000
Naval Warfare In The Age Of Sail written by Bernard Ireland and has been published by Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Great Britain categories.
Covering the classic era of sailing ship warfare from the mid-eighteenth century to the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail reveals how warships were built, sailed, and fought in the era made popular today by the novels of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester. The often dense technical detail of these works is explained here for the general reader through text and illustrations that bring the period vividly to life. Through his discussions of single-ship actions, fleet operations, famous commanders, and the day-to-day routines of the men who worked the ships, Bernard Ireland investigates how the navy of King George III came to dominate the high seas, ushering in a century of British maritime supremacy. Acclaimed naval artist Tony Gibbons illustrates every type of sailing warship from ships of the line, frigates, and sloops to privateers' schooners, bomb ketches, and xebecs.