Steam, Steel and Shellfire: The Steam Warship, 1815-1905

by Robert Gardiner

Between 1840 and 1905, sail was replaced by steam, wooden hull construction with iron and then steel, and the shell-firing gun encouraged the adoption of armor plate. This book offers a proper... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557507740
• ISBN13: 9781557507747
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.1" x 12.0"