Battleships in transition : the creation of the steam battlefleet, 1815-1860 / Andrew Lambert
1984, 1st edition. London : Conway Maritime Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #474073
ISBN: 085177315X
Physical description: 161 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Contents: The sailing battlefleet, 1815-1847 -- Captain Sir Baldwin Walker and the steam battlefleet -- The Russian war, 1854-1856 -- The post-war situation -- Alarms and emergencies, 1858-1861 -- Tactics and technologies -- The wooden steam battleship and Naval policy. Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy History. Battleships History. Steamboats History. Battleships History 19th century. Ships, Wooden History 19th century.
Price: €35.00