The Floating Bulwark - The Story of the Fighting Ship: 1514-1942

by Douglas G. Browne

During the centuries before the advent of the aircraft carrier and, later, the seaborne atomic missile, Britain was able to challenge the navies of Europe and establish a worldwide supremacy. This, however, was sometimes due more to the qualities of her seamen and the determination of the administrators of her navy than to the superiority of her naval architecture. While the emphasis of 'The Floating Bulwark' is upon British ship construction, foreign innovations, which often exerted a decisive influence (especially during the nineteenth century), are also examined, making this book a a wide-ranging study which takes in the complete life-span of the capital ship.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1963

About the author

Douglas Gordon Browne