Guns at Sea: The World's Great Naval BattlesDescribes the broad span of naval history from the Battle of Sluys in 1340 to the Battle of Midway in the 1900s. |
Contents
Foreword by Ludovic Kennedy | 7 |
The most fortunate fleet | 28 |
Farreaching Consequences | 47 |
Copyright | |
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