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2+ YearsPublisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
ISBN 13 | 9780190888015 |
ISBN 10 | 0190888016 |
Book Subtitle | A Shipwrecked History From Antiquity To The Twentieth Century |
Book Description | This book is a dramatic global tour of the vast underwater museum of lost warships. It is also an account of how underwater exploration has discovered them, resolving mysteries, adding to our understanding of the past, and providing intimate details of the life of war at sea. Arranged chronologically, the book begins with ancient times and the warships and battles of the Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, the Chinese, and progresses through three thousand years to the lost ships of the Cold War. . |
About the Author | James P. Delgado is a maritime archaeologist, explorer, and author. His shipwreck investigations include the RMS Titanic, USS Monitor, USS Arizona (BB-39), Sub Marine Explorer, the buried Gold Rush ships of San Francisco, and Kublai Khan's legendary lost fleet. |
Language | English |
Author | James P. Delgado |
Number of Pages | 432 |
War At Sea : A Shipwrecked History From Antiquity To The Twentieth Century hardcover english