WIECZORKIEWICZ Paul Piotr, History of naval warfare.

A history of naval warfare.

Volumes 1-2. Volume 1: The Age of Sail; Volume 2: The Age of Steam. London 1995; Pulse Publ. 8, pp. 615, [24]; 546, [12], illustrations on plates, wraps broch. original.
Good condition. History of conflicts fought on the seas and oceans from the time of the expedition of the "Invincible Armada" to the outbreak of World War I. The author describes individual campaigns and combat actions, while outlining the more general background of events. He also presents the changes in the technology and tactics of warfare and the organization of the navy from the age of sail to the age of steam, iron and screw, the use of naval artillery grenades and mines.