The British Battle-Fleet. Its Inception and Growth Throughout the Centuries

London England: Conway Classics. Very Good/Good. 1997. 1st Conway Maritime Press Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0851777236 Hardback Hardcover. The British Battle-Fleet. Wear and a couple of small tears to edge of D/J. Message typed to previous owner to inside cover. Introduction by Antony Preston. Contents: Introduction to this edition by Antony Preston. Preface to the first Edition. The Birth of British Naval Power. The Norman and Plantagenet Eras. The Tudor Period and Birth of a Regular Navy. The Period of the Dutch Wars. The Early French Wars. The Great French War. From the Peace of Amiens to the Final Fall of Napoleon. General Matters in the Period of the French Wars. The Birth of Modern Warship Ideas. The Coming of the Ironclad. The Reed Era. The Barnaby Era. The White Era. The Watts Era. The Dreadnought Era (Watts). Submarines. Naval Aviation. Auxilliary Navies. General Matters in the Last Hundred Years. Illustrations, Maps, Plans, Diagrams, Etc. 406 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .