The Line of Battle

by Gardiner, Robert; Lavery, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780785812678
• ISBN10: 0785812679
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Book Sales

Summary

The ship is probably the most influential tool in human history and it continues to exert a widespread and persistent fascination. This comprehensive and authoritative series explores every significant ship type, from the dawn of seafaring to the present day, and is analyzed in detailed and coherent essays. Each volume adopts a strong theme that allows it to stand on its own, but throughout the series a strict chronological sequence has been maintained.

Author Biography

Brian Lavery is probably the world's leading authority on the sailing fighting ship. He is currently Curator, Ship Technology, at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich John Franklin is a world-renowned expert on ship decoration Robert Gardiner is an authority on the development of frigates and eighteenth-century small craft Jan Glete, from the University of Stockholm Historical Institute, has made a special study of the development of naval powers and the composition of their fleets John Harland is an expert on ship handling Karl-Heinz Marquardt's definitive work on eighteenth-century rigs and rigging is about to be published in English Nicholas Tracy is a consultant on naval strategy and the editor of Brian Tunstall's posthumously published Naval Welfare in the Age of Sail Chris Ware is a naval historian who works in the Maritime Information Center of the National Museum, Greenwich

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
The Ship of the Line	p. 11
The Frigate	p. 27
Sloop of War, Corvette and Brig	p. 46
The Fore and Aft Rigged Warship	p. 63
Fireships and Bomb Vessels	p. 85
The Oared Warship	p. 98
Support Craft	p. 106
Design and Construction	p. 116
Rigs and Rigging	p. 125
Ships' Fittings	p. 137
Guns and Gunnery	p. 146
Ship Decoration	p. 164
Seamanship	p. 172
Naval Tactics	p. 181
Bibliography	p. 188
Glossary	p. 195
Index	p. 205
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