War at Sea in the Age of Sail (Cassell History of Warfare)

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"Every library requires a basic source on sailing ship warfare a need solidly met by Lamberts profusely illustrated survey of the two centuries of naval dominance...Lambert a naval historian in Britain efficiently economizes his text wasting few words to narrate the geopolitical framework for the expensive construction and maintenance of fleets of strategies...and ultimately of their tactics in battle....Twenty maps and perspective schematics of battles support this able introduction..."--Booklist.