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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45 of 46 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!
46 of 49 people found the following review helpful
By J. Morris
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.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Tommi
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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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Book very good but dust-cover torn
This is a superbly illustrated very large book, written by a knowledgeable author on maritime history. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Brian Smith
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an excellent piece.bought it by Books Any and people there are real...
This is just an amazing book. by far the largest and most impressive one in my collection.
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Published 1 month ago by Emily70
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Fine and effective historical and pictorial rappresentation of the...
A superb breckthrough of the Nelson times represented, in large format, by magnificent paintings of the dramatic battles at sea associated with the main actors portraits and the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by bruno
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Beautiful book
I bought this as a present for a former Lieut in the RNVR. However I can't part with it. At 17" x 14" and with great quality images, it's a stunner.
Published 2 months ago by dynevorman
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good all round information
excellent pictures, very good descriptive and accurate chapters. very large book enables pictures details to be seen sufficiently without squinting!
Published 4 months ago by David Peter Gilbert
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Informative book filled with beautiful artwork from the period
This book is a wonderful piece of complementary history to any study or general interest into the world of fighting sail from the period of the book's title. Read more
Published 5 months ago by JaY_the_Sussex_Pirate
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Lovely book.
I am very pleased with this book which is a very large item and a delight to go through reading the articles and then observing the complimentary illustrations.
Published 7 months ago by Mr. David Earl
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NOT WHAT I EXPECTED
If you are expecting a volume full of lush pictures by the likes of Montague Dawson and Geoff Hunt, you will be disappointed, as I was. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mungle Estronius Thorquip
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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 17 months ago by suttonhoomob
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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 21 months ago by Mr. B. Mangan
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