Book, Octopus Books, A History of Fighting Ships, 1975

Physical description

Index, ill, p.141.

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

Includes ships from the Nile craft of 3000 B.C. to the modern American aircraft carrier. Emphasizes that the fighting ship has always been not merely a weapon of war but a beautiful and intensely personal creation, possessing a supreme combination of functional and decorative qualities.

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