An Encyclopedia of Naval History

by Anthony Bruce

Book Overview

This comprehensive encyclopedia provides a complete guide to world naval history. Over 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries provide in-depth coverage of major sea battles, principal commanders, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816026971
• ISBN13: 9780816026975
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

More than one thousand meticulously researched entries

Anthony Bruce and William Cogar have collaborated to produce a superbly researched and presented military history with An Encyclopedia Of Naval History. Comprising more than one thousand meticulously researched entries arranged alphabetically, readers will find entries for major wars (including detailed chronologies of attendant naval engagements and for smaller naval battles); histories of individual ships and the progression of warship technology from the 16th through the 20th centuries (including design modifications of strategic significance, ship dimensions, and weaponry); biographies of naval commanders ranging from Barbarossa and Horatio Nelson to Chuichi Nagumo and Huyman George Rickover; descriptions of the development of navies, naval organizations, and naval tactics; as ell as suggested further readings, extensive cross-references, a synoptic index, a general index, 124 illustrations, and more. An Encyclopedia Of Naval History is a core, seminal addition to any military history collection in general, and naval warfare reference libraries in particular.