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Synopsis
Revised and expanded edition - 2013.
From the beginnings of the age of sail and firearms to the present day, the Encyclopedia of Naval History provides a complete and comprehensive guide to world naval history. More than 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries (and 124 black-and-white photographs) provide in-depth coverage of: major sea battles; principal commanders and their battles; the evolution of the warship; weapons and strategy; tactics; and organization.
International in scope, but with a focus on Great Britain and the United States, the Encyclopedia features descriptions of every notable naval engagement from 1571 onwards in such conflicts as the Dutch Wars, the Seven Years War, the American War of Independence, the Napoleonic Wars, the American Civil War, the two World Wars - up to and including the Iran-Iraq War. Brief, factual accounts and bibliographic sources of the background, main events, participants, and outcomes of each battle are meticulously cited throughout. This easy-access reference will engage all students and scholars with an interest in military history.
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Anthony Bruce is the director of policy at the Committee of Vice Chancellors in England, and William Cogar is professor of naval history at the U.S. Naval Academy and director of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum. Both have authored several works on military history. Their latest effort is a comprehensive world naval history from approximately the beginning of the sixteenth century to the present. Arranged in an alphabetical two-column format, this work surveys technological advances, key battles, wars, commanders, navies, and ships. In addition there is some limited coverage of explorations, scientific discoveries, and research efforts.
The more than 1,000 entries range in length from a quarter of a page to several pages. Throughout the text, words in small capital letters designate see also references. Also, there are occasional see references, for example, Graf Spee see Admiral Graf Spee. Approximately one-third of the entries include bibliographic citations of one to five titles. Appropriately placed throughout the text are around 122 illustrations of black-and-white photographs and drawings. There are no maps or diagrams. Biographical entries provide birth and death years and information on careers and participation in conflicts. Entries on ships give years launched and taken out of service, weapons, ship length, displacement, crew size, and speed. Entries on wars include chronologies.
Assisting users are a thematic and a general index. A random check determined the indexes to be accurate. One significant error in the text and index was noted under the entry for Battle of the Java Sea in World War II. References are made to the cruiser Hasten, which, in fact, should be the cruiser Houston.
There are many outstanding naval histories for particular countries, but only a few general works that are comparable to this one. It is more current than A History of War and Sea by Helmut Pemsel (Naval Institute, 1989), which covers naval history from ancient times to the Vietnam era. An Encyclopedia of Naval History is well organized, current, and broad in coverage and should be considered for academic and public-library collections.
Review
" . . . an up-to-date and informative reference . . . The design of the book is elegant and the layout is user-friendly." -- Sea Power
"An all-you-really-need-to-know summary of the subject. . . . Should enjoy a busy life on the coffee tables of armchair adventurers." -- Lafayette Daily Advertiser, November 26, 1999
"In all, this will be a well-thumbed addition to the library of anyone pursuing naval studies, and a useful reference work for general readers whose reading takes them seaward from time to time." -- Sea History
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- PublisherThistle Publishing
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1909609218
- ISBN 13 9781909609211
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages686
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