British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates

by Rif Winfield

The seventeenth century saw the transformation of Britain from a minor state on the fringes of Europe into a global economic power, whose interests were protected and promoted by the largest navy in the world. The character of this navy was forged by a bloody civil war, three fiercely disputed conflicts with the Dutch, and the first of many wars with the French. In the process the ships themselves were transformed from the surviving galleons that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184832040X
• ISBN13: 9781848320406
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 4.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.5" x 11.0"