{"product_id":"the-great-ship-how-battleships-changed-the-history-of-war-paperback","title":"The Great Ship: How Battleships Changed the History of War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnle Bradford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe evolution of the battleship through centuries of war, told by a nautical expert and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Hood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During its reign from the sixteenth century to the mid-twentieth, the battleship was the most powerful weapon of war known to man. Strategically, it determined a war's outcome. Tactically, it dominated every sea battle. But at the Battle of Taranto in 1940 and the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, carrier-borne aircraft made a decisive display of superiority over the once-mighty battleship. Thus World War II heralded the end of the era of The Great Ship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Great Ship\u003c\/i\u003e, noted naval historian Ernle Bradford traces the evolution of battleships through centuries of conflict and innovation. Selecting one or two ships from each period, Bradford illustrates their use in action and the significant roles they played in the course of history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eErnle Bradford was born in 1922 and died in 1986. He was a noted British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. Bradford was an enthusiastic sailor himself and spent almost thirty years sailing the Mediterranean, where many of his books are set. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, finishing as the first lieutenant of a destroyer. Bradford lived in Malta for a number of years. He did occasional broadcast work for the BBC, was a magazine editor, and wrote many books, including \u003ci\u003eHannibal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaul the Traveller\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar: The Pursuit of Power\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristopher Columbus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Hood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 197\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760643735840,"sku":"9781497637894","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1b9af4711e270735bc6a81f3a8c87332.webp?v=1780185659","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-great-ship-how-battleships-changed-the-history-of-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}