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'The work that gave me most pleasure last year was undoubtedly the on-going Conway's History of the Ship ... intoxicating' Jan Morris in The Independent The Age of the Galley charts the development from the earliest paleolithic craft to the classical tireme and its Roman and Byzantine successors. As a warship, the galley survived the coming of the three masted sailing ship, and later chapters are devoted to its mediaeval and Renaissance successors. An unprecedented line-up of over one hundred leading maritime historians and specialists from around the world has been assembled to ensure that the work is informative, authoritative and fully international in it outlook. Essays are also included on related but more general aspects and themes of the period under review such as material resources, battle tactics, shipbuilding, gunnery, exploration or technology.
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CONWAY'S HISTORY OF THE SHIP
The ship is probably the most influential tool in human history and it continues to exert a widespread and persistent fascination. CONWAY'S HISTORY OF THE SHIP is the first comprehensive and authoritative account of this technological and cultural phenomenon.
An unprecedented line-up of over one hundred leading maritime historians and specialists from around the world has been assembled to ensure that the work is informative, authoritative, and fully international in outlook.
Every significant ship type from the dawn of seafaring to the present day is analyzed in detailed in coherent essays. Each volume adopts a strong theme which allows it to stand alone, but throughout the series a strict chronological sequence has been maintained.
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The Age of the Galley: Mediterranean Oared Vessels Since Pre-Classical Times (Conway's History of the Ship),Robert Gardiner,John Morrison,Naval Inst Pr,155750024X,Galleys,History,History - Military / War,History, Naval,History: World,Mediterranean Region,Military - General,Naval History - Ancient,Naval architecture,Ships & Shipbuilding - Engineering,Ships & Shipbuilding - General,Warships
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