Send A Gunboat : The Victorian Navy And Supremacy At Sea, 1854 1904

Author: Antony Preston and John Major

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Price : $40.00 AUD
ISBN : 9780851779232
Publisher : Conway Maritime
Imprint : Conway Maritime
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Publication date : 01 March 2007
Dimensions : 242mm X 184mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Antony Preston and John Major
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Bind : Hardback
Edition : 2nd Revised edition
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Dewey classification : 623.8225094109034
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Pages : 224
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Illustrations : 75 b&w photographs
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2007. Revised edition. A near fine copy only marked by very minor chipping on the boards. The d/w is also near fine with very light soiling only.

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Published in its original form in the 1960s, this title is a reference on the Victorian Royal Navy's fleet of small warships, which enforced the Pax Britannica around the world for half a century. It now includes lessons applicable to modern limited naval warfare and photographs.

Author description

Antony Preston is a world-respected authority on naval matters. He edits Warship, Conway Maritime Press's naval annual. John Major has worked at the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

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