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Fifty Ships That Changed The Course Of History
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Author : Ian Graham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-09-01
Fifty Ships That Changed The Course Of History written by Ian Graham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-01 with categories.
Fifty Ships that Changed the Course of History is a delight for both lovers of the sea and anyone with a curiosity for what lies on the horizon. Discover the nuances and history behind some of the world's most iconic ships, including Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour and Greenpeace's once flagship Rainbow Warrior.
Ships That Changed History
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Author : Adolph A. Hoehling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Ships That Changed History written by Adolph A. Hoehling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Great Britain categories.
In this richly detailed book, noted historian Hoehling profiles famous ships that have changed our history: the clippers, the Great Eastern, the USS Monitor , the RMS Lusitania , the ships of Dunkirk, and the USS Arizona . For each ship Hoehling sets aside a chapter in which he describes its background and impact.
The Great Ship
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Author : Ernle Bradford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-05
The Great Ship written by Ernle Bradford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05 with categories.
..".it was the most powerful individual weapon of war in the world...it determined the outcome of wars...it dominated sea battles." Acclaimed naval historian Ernle Bradford (COLUMBUS, DRAKE, NELSO, THE MIGHTY HOOD) is no stranger to the power and magnificence of battleships. In THE GREAT SHIP, he examines the bigger picture, tracing the evolution of these "men of war." Though the great ship no longer dominates the high seas, its impact on the struggle of world powers for hegemony cannot be overestimated. During its reign from the sixteenth century to the mid-twentieth it dominated every significant sea war. Both protector and destroyer, the great ship either kept peace or wreaked utter destruction. In World War II aircraft carriers demonstrated their new power and began to overshadow battleships. Ernle Bradford narrates the epic saga of these gone-but-not-forgotten war machines. From the building of the ships to the horrendous - and sometimes mortal - clashes with their foes, Bradford leads the reader through history, covering the noble ships that changed the face of history.
The Ship That Changed The World
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Author : Dan Van der Vat
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Ship That Changed The World written by Dan Van der Vat and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
The Ship That Changed A Thousand Lives
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Author : Ina Koys
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-12-22
The Ship That Changed A Thousand Lives written by Ina Koys and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-22 with Transportation categories.
Fifty Ships That Changed The Course Of History
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Author : Ian Graham
language : en
Publisher: Fifty Things That Changed the
Release Date : 2022-09-30
Fifty Ships That Changed The Course Of History written by Ian Graham and has been published by Fifty Things That Changed the this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-30 with History categories.
"This is a beautiful book, replete with illustrations, photos, diagrams, and maps. The text balances technicality with storytelling, scholarly analysis with entertainment. It's a sweeping, fascinating look at barges, battleships, caravels, dhows, submarines, and more, placing them all in context with the battles, countries, discoveries, inventions, and people that surrounded them. Readers interested in history of any kind will enjoy this highly accessible book." -- Publishers Weekly From an ancient funeral ship to the Rainbow Warrior -- war, trade, science and pleasure on the open seas. Fifty Ships that Changed the Course of History is a beautiful guide to 50 water vessels that played a key role in world history and had a great impact on human civilization. The book presents the ships chronologically, beginning with Pharaoh Khufu's solar barge from about 2566 BCE. The chapter includes a photograph of the reconstructed ship, discovered in 1954 near the Great Pyramid. Religious beliefs held that in the afterlife the pharaoh would need a ship to sail the cosmic waters of the sky with the sun god, Ra. The book closes with another sun-seeking ship 4,000 years later. The epitome of an ocean cruise ship, the MS Allure of the Seas is the biggest passenger ship ever built. An Oasis-class cruise ship, it is a destination in itself, complete with a Central Park-like oasis, 18 decks, 5,492 passengers, and a crew of 2,384. Between these landmark vessels is a variety of ships used for all of mankind's needs, from hunters searching for food, traders with goods to barter and warriors bent on conquest, to explorers longing to see what lay beyond the horizon. Over time, the first small primitive watercraft evolved into bigger seagoing vessels, shaping our history, culture and civilization along the way. This attractive reference provides an innovative perspective on maritime and world history. It is an excellent selection for all collections.
Endeavour
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Author : Peter Moore
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2019-05-14
Endeavour written by Peter Moore and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-14 with History categories.
"An immense treasure trove of fact-filled and highly readable fun.” --Simon Winchester, The New York Times Book Review A Sunday Times (U.K.) Best Book of 2018 and Winner of the Mary Soames Award for History An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. The first history of its kind, Peter Moore’s Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship’s role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism. Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history’s most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.
Box Boats
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Author : Brian J. Cudahy
language : en
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Release Date : 2007-12
Box Boats written by Brian J. Cudahy and has been published by Fordham Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12 with Business & Economics categories.
Fifty years ago--on April 26, 1956--the freighter Ideal X steamed from Berth 26 in Port Newark, New Jersey. Flying the flag of the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company, she set out for Houston with an unusual cargo: 58 trailer trucks lashed to her top deck. But they weren't trucks--they were steel containers removed from their running gear, waiting to be lifted onto empty truck beds when Ideal X reached Texas. She docked safely, and a revolution was launched--not only in shipping, but in the way the world trades. Today, the more than 200 million containers shipped every year are the lifeblood of the new global economy. They sit stacked on thousands of "box boats" that grow more massive every year. In this fascinating book, transportation expert Brian Cudahy provides a vivid, fast-paced account of the container-ship revolution--from the maiden voyage of the Ideal X to the entrepreneurial vision and technological breakthroughs that make it possible to ship more goods more cheaply than every before. Cudahy tells this complex story easily, starting with Malcom McLean, Pan-Atlantic's owner who first thought about loading his trucks on board. His line grew into the container giant Sea-Land Services, and Cudahy charts its dramatic evolution into Maersk Sealand, the largest container line in the world. Along the way, he provides a concise, colorful history of world shipping--from freighter types to the fortunes of steamship lines--and explores the spectacular growth of global trade fueled by the mammoth ships and new seaborne lifelines connecting Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Masterful maritime history, Box Boats shows how fleets of these ungainly ships make the modern world possible--with both positive and negative effects. It's also a tale of an historic home port, New York, where old piers lie silent while 40-foot steel boxes of toys and televisions come ashore by the thousands, across the bay in New Jersey.
Dreadnought
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Author : Roger Parkinson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-06-01
Dreadnought written by Roger Parkinson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with History categories.
The years leading to World War I were the 'Age of the Dreadnought'. The monumental battleship design, first introduced by Admiral Fisher to the Royal Navy in 1906, was quickly adopted around the world and led to a new era of naval warfare and policy. In this book, Roger Parkinson provides a re-writing of the naval history of Britain and the other leading naval powers from the 1880s to the early years of World War I. The years before 1914 were characterised by intensifying Anglo-German naval competition, with an often forgotten element beyond Europe in the form of the rapidly developing navies of the United States and Japan. Parkinson shows that, although the advent of the dreadnought was the pivotal turning-point in naval policy, in fact much of the technology that enabled the dreadnought to be launched was a continuity from the pre-dreadnought era. In the annals of the Royal Navy two names will always be linked: those of Admiral Sir John 'Jacky' Fisher and the ship he created, HMS Dreadnought. This book shows how the dreadnought enabled the Royal Navy to develop from being primarily the navy of the 'Pax Britannica' in the Victorian era to being a war-ready fighting force in the early years of the twentieth century. The ensuing era of intensifying naval competition rapidly became a full-blooded naval arms race, leading to the development of super-dreadnoughts and escalating tensions between the European powers. Providing a truly international perspective on the dreadnought phenomenon, this book will be essential reading for all naval history enthusiasts and anyone interested in World War I.
Averof
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Author : Richard Arnold-Baker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Averof written by Richard Arnold-Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Battleships categories.