Articles liés à Modern Ships Of War (1888)
Synopsis
Modern Ships of War is a historical book written by Edward James Reed and published in 1888. The book provides a comprehensive description of the latest ships of war that were in use during the 19th century. The author, who was a naval architect and a politician, provides detailed information on the design, construction, and operation of these vessels, including battleships, cruisers, and torpedo boats.The book is divided into several chapters, each covering a specific aspect of naval warfare. The first chapter provides an overview of the development of naval architecture and the evolution of warships. The subsequent chapters provide detailed descriptions of various types of ships, including their armament, machinery, and crew accommodations.Reed's writing is highly technical and detailed, making it an excellent resource for naval historians and enthusiasts. The book also includes numerous illustrations and diagrams, providing readers with a visual understanding of the ships' design and construction.Overall, Modern Ships of War is an informative and insightful book that provides a fascinating glimpse into the development of naval technology during the late 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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