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From the era of Napoleon and Lord Nelson to the Anglo-German naval race before the first world war, naval warfare underwent a slow transition from the era of wooden sailing fleets to that of the modern steel navy. Naval Warfare 1815-1914 details the technological breakthroughs of steam power, armour, artillery and torpedoes that brought changes not only to warship design, but also to naval strategy and tactics. The rivalries of the naval powers, their wars and expeditions are investigated with special attention to the evolving state of naval technology. Because the relative industrial capabilities of seafaring countries were reflected in their naval building programmes, a focus on industrial development provides an important link between the matters investigated and the broader history of the period. The three leading fleets of the period (Britain, France and Russia) take precedent, but the book also addresses the decline after 1815 of the Spanish and Dutch navies, as well as the rise before 1914 of German, Japanese, and American sea power.

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a useful and effective general history of the development and operations of the world's navies during the century prior to the First World War...a concise, well-written, and comprehensive treatment of international naval history. -technology and culture, April 2002 Sondhaus has done a commendable job of compressing a large and very complex subject in a straightforward and readable manner. Naval Warfare, 1815-1914 is aimed principally at a general readership which will find it a succinct and entertaining overview of the period's developments and events: a judicious and, in spite of its brevity, impressively wide-ranging introduction to a crucial epoch. For that matter, few specialists are likely to be familiar with the entire breadth of Soundhaus' topical concerns. Most of them, too, will find much of value in its pages. --John Beeler, International Journal of Maritime History.

a useful and effective general history of the development and operations of the world's navies during the century prior to the First World War...a concise, well-written, and comprehensive treatment of international naval history. <br>-technology and culture, April 2002 <br> Sondhaus has done a commendable job of compressing a large and very complex subject in a straightforward and readable manner. Naval Warfare, 1815-1914 is aimed principally at a general readership which will find it a succinct and entertaining overview of the period's developments and events: a judicious and, in spite of its brevity, impressively wide-ranging introduction to a crucial epoch. For that matter, few specialists are likely to be familiar with the entire breadth of Soundhaus' topical concerns. Most of them, too, will find much of value in its pages. --John Beeler, International Journal of Maritime History. <br>

""a useful and effective general history of the development and operations of the world's navies during the century prior to the First World War...a concise, well-written, and comprehensive treatment of international naval history."" -technology and culture, April 2002 ""Sondhaus has done a commendable job of compressing a large and very complex subject in a straightforward and readable manner. ""Naval Warfare, 1815-1914 is aimed principally at a general readership which will find it a succinct and entertaining overview of the period's developments and events: a judicious and, in spite of its brevity, impressively wide-ranging introduction to a crucial epoch. For that matter, few specialists are likely to be familiar with the entire breadth of Soundhaus' topical concerns. Most of them, too, will find much of value in its pages. --John Beeler, ""International Journal of Maritime History.""

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Lawrence Sondhaus is Associate Professor of History at the University of Indianapolis. He is author of five books including Preparing for Weltpolitik: German Sea Power before the Tirpitz Era (Naval Institute Press, 1997) and two volumes on the Austrian navy.

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