Modern Ships of War (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Edward J. Reed

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331938243 ISBN 13: 9780331938241

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how armor, gun design, and new propulsion shaped 19th-century naval strategy and shipbuilding.

This edition presents a thoughtful look at the debates, experiments, and emerging ideas that influenced the era’s most powerful warships.

The book traces how designers balanced safety, speed, and seaworthiness, and how theories about stability and raft or cellular decks influenced real ships. It shows the tension between traditional sailing power and the newer steam era, and how officials and engineers debated the best paths forward for national fleets.

• How armor thickness, placement, and materials affected a ship’s resilience in battle
• Why planners considered raft-deck and cellular-deck concepts, and what risks they addressed
• The push and pull between sail power and steam propulsion in early modern navies

Ideal for readers of naval history and those curious about how technology and policy shaped a nation’s fighting ships.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331938243
• ISBN 13: 9780331938241
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296