The ship of the line in battle / by Admiral Sir Reginald Custance
1912, First Edition. Edinburgh ; London : William Blackwood and Sons. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Pencil and ink markings to front and rear end papers. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #473040
Physical description; viii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; "A series of papers read at the Royal naval war college, Portsmouth." Contents; From Trafalgar to the introduction of armour -- The introduction of armour -- The campaign of Lissa -- From Lissa to the Yalu -- The opening of the Russo-Japanese war -- The battles of the 10th of August and of Ulsan -- The campaign of Tsu Shima. Subjects; 1904-1905. Naval art and science. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 Naval operations. Warships.
Price: €65.00