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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101472826760

ISBN-139781472826763

eBay Product ID (ePID)24038371804

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Book TitleEuropean Ironclads 1860-75 : the Gloire Sparks the Great Ironclad Arms Race

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicMilitary / Naval, Modern / 19th Century, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Europe / General

IllustratorYes, Wright, Paul

GenreHistory

AuthorAngus Konstam

Book SeriesNew Vanguard Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight5.6 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Series Volume Number269

Table Of ContentIntroduction /Design & Development /Tactical Requirements /Armour /Ordnance /Propulsion /Life on Board /Ironclads in Action /Specifications /Bibliography

SynopsisFrom Spain to Russia, and from Ottoman Turkey to Bismarck's Prussia, this book explores 15 years that transformed European naval warfare. When the Gloire slid down the Toulon slipway in 1859, it changed sea power forever. With this ship, the world's first oceangoing ironclad, France had a warship that could sink any other, and which was proof against the guns of any wooden ship afloat. Instantly, an arms race began between the great navies of Europe - first to build their own ironclads, and then to surpass each other's technology and designs. As both armour and gun technology rapidly improved, naval architects found new ways to mount and protect guns. The ram briefly came back into fashion, and Italian and Austro-Hungarian fleets fought the ironclad era's great battle at Lissa. By the end of this revolutionary period, the modern battleship was becoming recognizable, and new naval powers were emerging to dominate Europe's waters. Book jacket., The story of the most revolutionary period in naval history--the first iron-hulled, steam-powered warships, their first battles at sea, and the great arms race that followed., From the launching of La Gloire to the emergence of modern turreted battleships in 1875, this book offers a fascinating insight into Continental Europe's innovative and powerful ironclads. In November 1859, the French "ironclad" La Gloire was launched in Toulon. She was the world's first seagoing ironclad--a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. While history best remembers the ironclads of the American Civil War, these warships were mere toys compared to the iron-plated leviathans in contemporary European navies. Other European powers, not wanting to be outdone, launched their own ironclads, then the most powerful warships in the world. Together they embodied the startling technological advances of the late 19th century, and the spirit of this new age of steam, iron, and firepower.

LC Classification NumberV799