Book #1 Description
Battles and Battleships, a narrative history of naval warfare from 1866 (The Battle of Lissa) to 1905 (The Battle of Tsushima). It deals with several battles and their influence on the development of the battleship. These battles are explored in all their fascinating details and great effort was taken to draw parallels to past and present military history as well.
Below is an abbreviated Table of Contents outlining the material covered:
THE BATTLE OF CHERGOURG, JUNE 19, 1864
THE BATTLE OF LISSA JULY 20, 1866
THE BATTLE OF HAVANA NOVEMBER 8 1870
NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS OFF THE PACIFIC COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1864-1891
NAVAL INCIDENTS OF THE (GREAT) PACIFIC WAR 1879-1884
NAVAL ACTION DURING THE CHILEAN CIVIL WAR OF 1891
THE BOMBARDMENT OF ALEXANDRIA, JULY 11, 1882
THE SINKING OF HMS VICTORIA, JUNE 22, 1893
THE SINO-FRENCH WAR, 1884-1885
THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1894-1895
NAVAL BATTLES OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1898
THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904-1905