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This stunning collection of over 170 large-format colour illustrations includes paintings of ships at sea, in action, in convoy, and in siege; architectural drawings; battle diagrams; sea charts and signals; portraits of leading figures in naval history; and details of guns, sails, and life below deck. Taken from contemporary sources, they range from the Seven Years' War to the American Civil War. The book focuses on the navies of all the major Atlantic sea powers of the time, including Britain, America, France, Holland, Sweden and Russia. Arranged in chronological order, each illustration is accompanied by an extended caption that adds to this visual feast a compelling history of naval warfare in the last great age of sail. This volume is divided into eight chapters: The Seven Years' War 1755-62 The Napoleonic Wars 1803-15 The War of American Independence 1775-1783 The War of 1812 The Years of Exploration c.1770-1794 The Last Days of Sail The French Revolutionary Wars 1792-1802 Steam and Iron
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Sam Willis was awarded a PhD in Naval History for his thesis on Command and Tactics in the 18th-century Navy. He has lectured at Bristol University and at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, and consults on maritime painting for Christie's. Sam spent eighteen months as a Square Rig Able Seaman, sailing the tall ships used in the Hornblower television series and Channel 4's award-winning film Shackleton, and is a consultant to the BBC's Coast. He is the author of Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century: The Art of Sailing Warfare and is writing a second volume in this Fighting Ships series, covering 1850-1950. N. A. M. Rodger is Professor of Naval History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of numerous books including The Wooden World, The Admiralty, The Safeguard of the Sea and Command of the Ocean
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a massive and elegant work that is part art history, part naval history. Before you buy it--look at the dimensions (I had not done that). 90% of the 225 pages consists of art (the rest is narrative). You expect to see old paintings of naval battles, and you certainly get lots of those, all in full color. You also get lots of portraits of admirals, captains, etc, paintings and drawings of life below decks, contemporary maps of battles and harbors, architectural drawings of ship plans, paintings of navy yards and ships under construction.
The book illustrates a wide variety of naval activities--from the loss of the Royal George to shipwrecks to recovery efforts. The title is a bit of a misnomer--not everything here involves fighting ships. There is, for example, a painting of the Terror (a former bomb vessel) trapped in the ice of Hudson's bay in 1837. A delightful book indeed!
The book illustrates a wide variety of naval activities--from the loss of the Royal George to shipwrecks to recovery efforts. The title is a bit of a misnomer--not everything here involves fighting ships. There is, for example, a painting of the Terror (a former bomb vessel) trapped in the ice of Hudson's bay in 1837. A delightful book indeed!
45 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Immensely readable,lively,interesting and beautifully produced. A magnificent book to keep for the sheer pleasure of turning the pages to see one superb illustration after another, with text that is equally accessible for the novice and the expert. Historically well researched and full of intriguing details, this is a book that will appeal to anyone interested in ships or warfare at sea. Fantastically good value.
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a book of pictures of naval ships from 1750 to 1850.
The format is alternating pages of text and pictures. The text supporting the following picture. The text is informative and splendidly readable but forget about that, thats not really important.
This book weighs a freaking shedload. Its massive. Its awesomely gigantically massive. About 16" tall and its cover is made out of depleted uranium or something. It nearly breaks my coffee table.
The Pictures are mostly contempory to the period and sketches or paintings.Each one is pourable over for hours, turn the page and theres another one. Only better.
If you love fighting sale, then grab this book for a bargin price. There simply is no reason for you not to own it. Each minuite you lack it,will dull your life.
The format is alternating pages of text and pictures. The text supporting the following picture. The text is informative and splendidly readable but forget about that, thats not really important.
This book weighs a freaking shedload. Its massive. Its awesomely gigantically massive. About 16" tall and its cover is made out of depleted uranium or something. It nearly breaks my coffee table.
The Pictures are mostly contempory to the period and sketches or paintings.Each one is pourable over for hours, turn the page and theres another one. Only better.
If you love fighting sale, then grab this book for a bargin price. There simply is no reason for you not to own it. Each minuite you lack it,will dull your life.
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Fighting Ships - Sam Willis
Sam Willis captures the spirit of the age of fighting sail in this brilliant book with its superlative illustrations. Read more
Published 5 months ago by suttonhoomob
Wonderful
Any fan of this age of sailing will love this wonderful book. The detail and informed writing are a joy. Can't comprehend the reviewer who gave it just 3 stars because of the size. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. B. Mangan
A really super book
The illustrations are out of this world. The only thing is, we did not know that the book was as large as it is.
It is a huge heavy book. 2 foot by 1 foot. Read more
It is a huge heavy book. 2 foot by 1 foot. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Pixie
Fighting Ships 1750 - 1850
This book arrived very promptly and was extremely well packaged. The book is superb, not least the illustration on the dust jacket! Hours of reading in this tome! Read more
Published 14 months ago by Kingy
A very big and beautiful book
First itis very big, you can't read it in bed...It's a very beautiful book, the paintings are great, and the book is well documented... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Gary Lawrence
It's gorgeous - a real work of art
This is one in a series of three large A3 sized books by the same author, which trace the history of fighting ships from ancient history to the present day. Read more
Published 21 months ago by R. JOHNSON
Superb
Most of the superlatives which I wanted to lavish on this massive, beautiful, and highly informative volume have already been used by other reviewers, but I do want to add my... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2009 by Marshall Lord
Good Coffee Table Book
This is a massive volume that packs a lot into its pages. Well worth looking at, but do think where you can store it.
Published on 12 Aug 2009 by Mr. A. G. Street
A huge book!
This is a classic coffee table book - it's hardback, it's in glossy colour, and it's an easy and interesting read. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2009 by Stephen Citynskyj
A great companion book
A great companion book, made especially useful by its physical dimensions. I have seen many of the pictures before in other smaller histories but they come to life here because of... Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2009 by Mr. Robert Clitheroe
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