{"product_id":"naval-warfare-an-illustrated-history-humble-1983","title":"Naval Warfare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNaval Warfare (Illustrated Naval History in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Large Illustrated Survey of Sea Power from Ancient Galleys to the Modern Aircraft Carrier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Naval Warfare: An Illustrated History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Humble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orbis Publishing, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1983\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0856132853\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in Great Britain by Orbis Publishing, 1983. Edited by Richard Humble.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's blue cloth boards, spine lettered in cream with the Orbis logo, with pictorial endpapers. Issued with an illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large, tall illustrated quarto-format volume, with many photographs and illustrations in black and white and colour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The plain blue cloth boards are clean, with square corners and no visible marks or fading. The dark blue spine, lettered in cream with the Orbis logo, looks sound and straight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are clean and bright, with no foxing, markings or writing. The binding is tight. The pictorial endpaper at the front hinge shows a slight vertical crease along the hinge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The illustrated jacket shows an aircraft carrier photograph on the front and a medieval sea battle miniature on the back. It has light surface scuffing and rubbing, mostly to the back panel. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaval Warfare: An Illustrated History, edited by Richard Humble and published by Orbis in London in 1983, is a large and lavishly illustrated survey of fighting at sea. It follows the story from the oared galleys of the ancient world to the Falklands conflict, covering ships, battles and commanders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is arranged in six era-based parts, each opening with an introduction to the naval technology of its period. Readers move from galleys and sailing ships of the line through the age of steam and shell to the modern aircraft carrier. The endpapers reproduce a view of the bombardment of Gibraltar in 1704, and a foreword is contributed by a former head of the Royal Naval Historical Branch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 1983 review in the US Naval Institute Proceedings noted its coverage from ancient oared vessels to the loss of HMS Sheffield. It is a handsome and substantial reference for anyone interested in maritime and military history, presented here in its original dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Richard Humble\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Humble is a British military and naval historian who read military history at Oriel College, Oxford. He is described as the official biographer of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fraser of North Cape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis many books on naval subjects include Hitler's High Seas Fleet and Japanese High Seas Fleet, and Napoleon's Admirals, which was published by Casemate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaval Warfare illustrated history · Richard Humble naval history · Orbis 1983 naval book · history of sea battles illustrated · warships from galleys to aircraft carriers · naval history hardcover with dust jacket\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58773313192239,"sku":"TCB-000262","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/naval-warfare79297_cover_1.jpg?v=1793701578","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/naval-warfare-an-illustrated-history-humble-1983","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}