This book presents a fascinating look at developments in ships and shipping during the twentieth century by drawing together in a single volume all the events and achievements, the triumphs in design and seamanship, and the significant naval battles and marine disasters. The explosion of technological developments brought about by each of the century’s two world wars is dealt with in separate chapters. Other topics covered include the evolution of passenger ships, the revolution in transport caused by the emergence of the supertanker, the development of modern sailing yachts, and the spectacular improvements in undersea exploration.
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THE PERIOD FROM 1901 TO 1914 saw a complete revolution in naval warfare. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shipping revolution, armoured cruisers, ship architecture, missile boats, ocean racing, class battleships, ice shelf Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Navy, United States, Second World War, North Sea, First World War, Queen Elizabeth, Far East, Grand Fleet, New York, Great Britain, New Zealand, Suez Canal, America's Cup, North Pole, German Navy, Weddell Sea, Blue Riband, Cold War, North Africa, North Vietnamese, South America, Soviet Union, High Seas Fleet, Home Fleet, Panama Canal New!
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THE PERIOD FROM 1901 TO 1914 saw a complete revolution in naval warfare. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shipping revolution, armoured cruisers, ship architecture, missile boats, ocean racing, class battleships, ice shelf Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Navy, United States, Second World War, North Sea, First World War, Queen Elizabeth, Far East, Grand Fleet, New York, Great Britain, New Zealand, Suez Canal, America's Cup, North Pole, German Navy, Weddell Sea, Blue Riband, Cold War, North Africa, North Vietnamese, South America, Soviet Union, High Seas Fleet, Home Fleet, Panama Canal New!
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- How We Found the Mary Rose by Alexander McKee on page 190, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Story of the Wreck of the Titanic by Marshall Everett on page 26, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Voyage of the "Discovery" by Captain Robert Falcon Scott on page 61, page 62, and Back Matter
- The Riddle of the Sands (Modern Library Classics) by Erskine Childers in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole by Richard Evelyn Byrd on page 74, and page 75
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