Fifty ships that changed the course of history : a nautical history of the world
Graham, Ian, 1953-2016
Books, Manuscripts
From the Stone Age to the present day, no technology has had a more profound impact on mankind than watercraft. Boars and ships made possible the settlement and conquest of new worlds. They determined the victors of history-changing wars and aided the spread of new philosophies, technologies, and religions. Even today, virtually everything we purchase and consume depends on seaborne trade. This book is more than just a delight for lovers of the sea - it's a virtual history of the world told through the boats and ships that influenced how and where people lived, the ideas they exchanged, and how they won and lost the battles that set the course of later generations and millennia.
Main title:
Author:
Graham, Ian, 1953-, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2016.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750970440 (hbk)
Dewey class:
623.82009623.82
LC class:
VM15
Language:
English
BRN:
1756712