British Ironclads 1860-75 Av Angus Konstam

<p><b>After the French warship <i>La Gloire</i> was launched in 1859, Britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad the following year - HMS <i>Warrior. </i>When she entered service, she became the most powerful warship in the world. </b><br><br>Just like the <i>Dreadnought </i>half a century later, this ship changed the nature of naval warfare forever, and sparked a frantic arms race. The elegant but powerful <i>Warrior</i> embodied the technological advances of the early Victorian era, and the spirit of this new age of steam, iron and firepower. <br><br>Fully illustrated with detailed cutaway artwork, this book covers the British ironclad from its inception and emergence in 1860, to 1875, a watershed year, which saw the building of a new generation of recognisably modern turreted battleships.</p>