British Napoleonic Ship-of-the-Line (New Vanguard)

By Angus Konstam

The French progressive and Napoleonic Wars encompassed a interval while rival eu fleets vied for naval supremacy, and naval strategies have been evolving. The British Royal military emerged successful because the major international sea strength, and the epitome of Britannic naval energy was once the Ship-of-the-Line. those 'wooden partitions' have been greater than simply floating gun batteries: they contained a team of as much as 800 males, and sometimes needed to stay at sea for prolonged sessions. This e-book bargains exact assurance of the complicated vessels that have been the biggest man-made buildings produced within the pre-Industrial period.

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