{"product_id":"ships-the-history-and-specifications-of-300-world-famous-ships-9781782745518","title":"Ships: The History and Specifications of 300 World-Famous Ships","description":"\u003cp\u003eFully illustrated in a pocket landscape format, \u003ci\u003eShips\u003c\/i\u003e contains 300 vessels arranged in chronological order from ancient times to the present day. Each ship entry has a colourful artwork, concise service history and a specification box giving comprehensive technical data, including displacement, dimensions, machinery, armament, speed and complement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully illustrated in a striking landscape format, \u003ci\u003eShips\u003c\/i\u003e contains 300 mercantile and military vessels arranged in chronological order, from ancient times to the present day. Every type of vessel from every part of the world is featured, from Phoenician war galleys from 1500BC, through the graceful trading clippers of the nineteenth century, to the sophisticated and heavily armed submarines of the nuclear era. \u003cbr\u003eIn these information-packed pages you will find out about ancient galleys, Viking longships, medieval cogs, galleasses, galleons, men-of-war sailing ships, coastal gunboats, iron-clad steam boats, dreadnoughts, aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. Many well-known ships are included, such as Nelson's flagship HMS \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e, the ill-fated passenger liner \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e, the infamous German World War II battlecruiser \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e and many, many more. \u003cbr\u003eEach ship is illustrated with a colourful artwork, while lively text offers a concise service history of the ship and a specification box provides comprehensive technical data, including displacement, dimensions, machinery, armament, speed and complement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Bishop is author of \u003ci\u003eGerman Campaigns of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Hitler's Third Reich\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSS: Hitler's Foreign Divisions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Military Atlas of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other books on military history and military technology.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197406507282,"sku":"9781782745518","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5aa6f558-3270-4bee-bac5-e518b13453b8.jpg?v=1776167181","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ships-the-history-and-specifications-of-300-world-famous-ships-9781782745518","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}