- Naval art and science, Navigation, Naval history, Encyclopedias
"Covers the entire history of seafaring, from ancient Egyptian shipbuilders to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today. Over nine hundred articles written by leading historians examine all aspects of maritime history, including naval history, shipbuilding, biographies of major figures, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, and international law.
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Classical in form, cool, earnest and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- John B. Hattendorf
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 2912
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford University Press
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780195130751
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