Fighting Sail by Oliver Warner
$18.00
Oliver Warner surveys three centuries of warfare under sail, following the development of ships, tactics and naval power before steam transformed the fleets. Illustrated throughout and introduced by the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, this is a broad account of the age of fighting sail.
- Author: Oliver Warner
- Publisher: Book Club Associates
- Publication year: 1979
- Edition: 1979 Book Club Associates edition, by arrangement with Cassell
- Format: Hardback with dust jacket
- Pages: 192
- Language: English
Condition: Dust jacket is rubbed and marked, with creasing and wear at the edges, corners and spine ends and age discolouration.
Book details
- Title
- Fighting Sail
- Authors
- Oliver Warner
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates
- Published
- 1979
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hardback with dust jacket
- Edition
- 1979 Book Club Associates edition, by arrangement with Cassell
- Subjects
- Maritime, Oliver Warner, Book Club Associates, History, War, Naval Warfare, Age of Sail
- Page count
- 192
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, HISTORY, MILITARY BOOKS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS, WAR & MILITARY
Type: NON FICTION
Category: @SHOPFLOOR, AGE OF SAIL, BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES, BOOKS, HISTORY, MARITIME, NAVAL WARFARE, NON FICTION, OLIVER WARNER, VINTAGE BOOKS, WAR
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