Navi da guerra: libri di storia illustrati

Ancient Greek Warship 500-322 B.C. (Osprey)

Formidable and sophisticated, triremes were the deadliest battleships of the ancient world and at the height of their success the Athenians were the dominant exponents of their devastating power. Primarily galleys designed to fight under oar power, their main weapon was a bronze-plated ram situated at the prow.

This book offers a complete analysis of the most potent battleship of its time; the weapon by which Athens achieved, maintained and ultimately lost its power and prosperity.

Contents: Introduction - Origins - Design - Construction - Crew - In Action - Ruling the Waves - The Athenian Navy - Olympias - Bibliography - Colour Plate Commentary - Index.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Nic Fields
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2007)
Collana:	New Vanguard (132)
ISBN:	9781846030741

Byzantine Warship vs Arab Warship : 7th - 11th Centuries (Osprey)

For 400 years the Byzantine Empire's naval forces vied with the warships of the Islamic world for mastery of the Mediterranean. At the heart of this confrontation were the fighting vessels of the two powers, the Byzantine dromon and the Arabic shalandi, both oared warships.
In those four centuries of warfare between two major maritime powers, both the Byzantines and the Arabs left us records of their doctrine and tactics, as well as of how their ships were built.

Featuring full-colour artwork and rigorous analysis from an authority on naval warfare, this enthralling book offers a glimpse of the long-lost world of war at sea in the age of Byzantium.

Contents: Introduction - Chronology - The Strategic Situation - Design and Development - Technical Specifications - The Combatants - Combat - Analysis - Aftermath - Further Reading - Index.

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Autore:	Angus Konstam
Formato:	80 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.4 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2015)
Collana:	Duel (64)
ISBN:	9781472807571

Fighting Ships of the Far East (1) - China and Southeast Asia 202 BC-AD 1419 (Osprey)

Using detailed descriptions, accurate cutaway plates and reliable historical examples, this book covers the history of Chinese ship design and naval warfare from the beginning of the Han dynasty to the first few years of the Ming dynasty. The epic battle of Lake Poyang in in 1363, won by the man who was to become the first Ming Emperor, is also detailed.

Contents: Introduction - Fighting Ships and Naval Warfare in the Ancient and Medieval Far East- Techniques and Types of Chinese Ships and Shipbuilding - The Chinese Fighting Ship - The Chinese Fighting Ship in Action - A case study of Chinese Fighting Ships - Southeast Asian Warships - Suggestions for Further Reading- Colour plate commentary - Index.

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Autore:	Stephen Turnbull
Formato:	48 pagine, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.4 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2002)
Collana:	New Vanguard (61)
ISBN:	9781841763866

Fighting Ships of the Far East (2) - Japan and Korea AD 612-1639 (Osprey)

Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility. However, this impression can be misleading, as much of what passed for mercantile activity was in fact conducted by Japanese pirate fleets, who pillaged the coasts of Korea and China in a long-lasting tradition that culminated in the greatest pirate raid of all: Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea in 1592.

This was the conflict that involved Ming China and almost dragged in Siam. It also led to Korea developing East Asia's most famous warship: the legendary turtle ship, which is described for the first time in full technical detail in this book.

Contents: Introduction - Fighting Ships and Naval Warfare in Japan and Korea - Techniques and Types of Korean Ships and Shipbuilding - Korean Shipboard Armaments - Korean Fighting Ships in Action - Techniques and Types of Japanese Ships and Shipbuilding - Japanese Shipboard Armaments - Japanese Fighting Ships in Action - Suggestions for Further Reading - Colour plate Commentary - Index.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Stephen Turnbull
Formato:	48 pagine, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2003)
Collana:	New Vanguard (63)
ISBN:	9781841764788

Hospital Ships and Troop Transport of the First World War

The biggest shipping loss of both world wars was the hospital ship Britannic, at almost 50,000 tons. Supposedly safe to travel the seas, many hospital ships were lost in both wars.
From the smallest of motor launches through steam yachts and converted ocean liners, Campbell McCutcheon tells the story of the First World War hospital ships. Many succumbed to accidents, mines or German submarines but many also faithfully provided a vital service without loss of life or accident.

Troopships were also vital right from the very first days of the war, when ships carried the BEF across the English Channel in August 1914. Meanwhile, convoys that included many great pre-war ocean liners pressed into service were bringing Canadian and Australasian troops to the UK and France, and later American troops as well.
Many would continue in service until long after the war had ended, repatriating soldiers well into 1919, and their story is also told in this beautifully illustrated book.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Campbell McCutcheon
Formato:	128 pagine, 16.5 x 24.5 x 1.4 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	200 foto in B&N
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2015)
ISBN:	9781445638676

Imperial Roman Warships 193-565 AD (Osprey)

Il periodo di relativa pace di cui godette l'Impero Romano nei suoi primi due secoli si concluse con le guerre marcomanniche. I secoli successivi furono caratterizzati da guerre quasi costanti, che posero nuove sfide alla marina romana.
Ora non si limitava più a pattugliare il Mediterraneo, ma combatteva anche contro invasori dotati di vere capacità navali come Genserico e i suoi Vandali.

Grazie alla ricerca sui relitti recentemente scoperti e sui ritrovamenti archeologici, nonché alla ricca documentazione contemporanea, questo studio esamina l'equipaggiamento e le tattiche impiegate dalla marina e le battaglie combattute in questo periodo tumultuoso, che comprende la caduta di Roma e la rinascita dell'Impero d'Oriente sotto Giustiniano il Grande.
Grazie a illustrazioni spettacolari, profili di navi accuratamente documentati e mappe, questo terzo volume della miniserie "Navi da guerra romane" di Osprey ripercorre l'evoluzione della flotta romana in uno dei periodi più affascinanti della sua storia.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Raffaele D'Amato
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.8 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto in colori e disegni
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2017)
Collana:	New Vanguard (244)
ISBN:	9781472818263

Imperial Roman Warships 27 BC-193 AD (Osprey)

L'Impero Romano non fu costruito solo grazie alla forza delle legioni, ma anche grazie a una flotta che rappresentò la più potente forza marittima mai esistita. Fu la presenza di questa flotta a garantire le rotte commerciali e a mantenere le comunicazioni all'interno dell'immenso Impero.

La progettazione superiore delle loro navi da guerra, unita all'abilità di comandanti navali come Agrippa, Sesto Pompeo e Ponzio Eusino, conferì all'Impero Romano una flotta formidabile, in grado di difendere le coste dei tre continenti sotto il dominio dei Cesari.

Grazie a fotografie archeologiche e sontuose ricostruzioni artistiche, questo libro svela la storia della progettazione e dello sviluppo della flotta romana all'apice del suo potere imperiale. Oltre ad esaminare le navi da guerra, ne illustra la struttura e le tattiche sviluppate per sfruttare al meglio la superiorità ingegneristica navale di Roma.

Indice: Introduzione - Cronologia - Contesto storico - L'organizzazione della marina imperiale romana - Le navi: biremi, triremi, quadriremi, liburne, esareme, deceri, actuaria e oneraria - Combattimenti in mare: tattiche navali romane durante il primo Impero - Impiego nelle guerre di conquista - Campagne - Glossario - Bibliografia - Indice analitico.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Dr Raffaele D'Amato
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2016)
Collana:	New Vanguard (230)
ISBN:	9781472810892

Pirate Ship 1660-1730 (Osprey)

The deeds and personalities of famous pirates have received significant attention in recent years: however, no detailed depiction of their vessels has ever been produced.
This title redresses the imbalance, conducting a detailed exploration of the wide variety of pirate vessels that sailed the high seas during the 'golden age' of piracy (1690-1730), from gun-bristling warships to smaller craft such as sloops, brigantines and early schooners. It incorporates the latest archaeological evidence to produce a fascinating account of these vessels, detailing their origins, development and tactical engagement.

Packed with contemporary illustrations and superbly detailed colour artwork, the ships of the 'golden age' are brought vividly to life.

Contents: Introduction - The design of the ideal pirate ship - The origins of the pirate ships - The conversion of a prize - Small pirate vessels - Pirate flagships - The pirate ship in action - Glossary - Bibliography - Colour plate commentary - Index.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Angus Konstam
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 19 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2003)
Collana:	New Vanguard (70)
ISBN:	9781841764979

Renaissance War Galley 1470–1590 (Osprey)

For most of the Renaissance period, naval warfare in the Mediterranean was dominated by the war galley, a unique naval vessel for a momentous age. During the struggle for supremacy between Christian and Muslim powers, war galleys formed the backbone of the rival battlefleets. Different regions of the Mediterranean produced their own versions of the war galley, thereby producing a number of variants on the basic design tailored to the needs and resources of particular nations.

This book examines the development of the war galley from its classically inspired resurrection in the 15th century until its demise in the early 17th century, providing the first ever in-depth study of this remarkable war machine.

Contents: Introduction - The Development of the Mediterreanean War Galley - Ordnance - Galley Types - Galley Construction- Logistics and Organisation - Tactics - Bibliography - Colour Plate Commentary - Index.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Angus Konstam
Formato:	48 pagine, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2002)
Collana:	New Vanguard (62)
ISBN:	9781841764436

Republican Roman Warships 509-27 BC (Osprey)

La nascita della potente flotta romana si fondava sulla straordinaria capacità dei Romani di assorbire e perfezionare la tecnologia di altri stati e imperi.
Questa è la storia della progettazione, dello sviluppo e dell'impiego della nave da guerra romana repubblicana nell'epoca della conquista del Mediterraneo, dalla prima avventura navale romana del 394 a.C. e dalle guerre puniche, alle operazioni di Pompeo contro i pirati cilici e alle vittoriose campagne navali di Cesare in Armorica, per concludersi con il consolidamento del Mar Mediterraneo come Mare Nostrum con la battaglia di Azio nel 31 a.C.

Fotografie archeologiche, comprese quelle di nuovi ed entusiasmanti ritrovamenti, come i rosti (arieti) delle navi da guerra romane rinvenuti nelle Isole Egate, accompagnano sontuose ricostruzioni artistiche nell'illustrare le navi della prima flotta romana.

Indice: Introduzione - Cronologia - Contesto storico - Origini della marina romana - Evoluzione della flotta romana - Le navi (Afratte; Biremi; Triremi; Quadriremi; Quinquirme; Sambuca; Emiola; Liburna; Oneraria; Struttura e costruzione; Armamento e decorazione) - Combattimento in mare (Tattiche navali romane; Impiego nelle guerre d'assedio) - Campagne (Prime guerre puniche; Pompeo e i pirati cilici; Cesare in Gallia; Le guerre navali di Ottaviano e Agrippa) - Bibliografia - Indice.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Raffaele D'Amato
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2015)
Collana:	New Vanguard (225)
ISBN:	9781472808271

Torpedo - The Complete History of the World's Most Revolutionary Naval Weapon

The torpedo was the greatest single game-changer in the history of naval warfare. For the first time it allowed any small, cheap torpedo-firing vessel - and by extension a small, minor navy - to threaten the largest and most powerful warships afloat. The traditional concept of seapower, based on huge fleets of expensive capital ships, required radical rethinking.
It had long been understood that the most effective way of sinking a ship is to make a hole below the waterline, but centuries of experiments had failed to produce an effective method of achieving this. After many false starts and developmental cul-de-sacs, the answer proved to be the 'locomotive' or self-propelled torpedo, which became a practical proposition in the late nineteenth century.

This book is a broad-ranging international history of the weapon, tracing not only its origins and technical progress down to the present day, but also its massive impact on all subsequent naval wars.
"Torpedo" is the first dedicated study of this highly significant subject for over thirty years, a period in which much new information has come to light and the capabilities of the weapon itself have improved beyond recognition. Because of the crucial importance of the torpedo in naval history, this is a book no enthusiast or historian can afford to miss.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Roger Branfill-Cook
Formato:	256 pagine, 28.5 x 22 x 2.1 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	200 foto e disegni
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Seaforth Publishing (GB, 2014)
ISBN:	9781848322158

Viking Longship (Osprey)

Viking longships evolved from one-man canoes of the Scandinavian Stone Age, through wood-built-ships of c. 200 BC into the recognisable longboats of the 4th century AD. From this point, the Viking Longship developed into the pre-eminent raider and trader in the North Sea and Baltic, venturing as far afield as the Mediterranean, North Atlantic and modern-day Russia.

Keith Durham uses reconstructions, original sources, translations and archaeological evidence to render a vivid picture of the vessels that dominated the seaways of Scandinavia, founded colonies on Iceland, Greenland and the New World and terrorised the coastlines of northern Europe. Also covered are Norman vessels, including the invasion fleet of William the Conqueror.

Contents: Introduction - The evolution of the Viking ship - Early skin and log boats - The Viking Age - Shipwrights and shipbuilding - Karvi - Shipbuilding in the 11th century - Conclusion - Glossary - Colour plate commentary - Index.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Keith Durham
Formato:	48 pagine, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2002)
Collana:	New Vanguard (47)
ISBN:	9781841763491

Warships of the Ancient World 3000-500 BC (Osprey)

The world's first war machines were ships built two millennia before the dawn of the Classical world. Their influence on the course of history cannot be overstated. A wide variety of galleys and other types of warships were built by successive civilisations, each with their own distinctive appearance, capability and utility.
The earliest of these were the Punt ships and the war galleys of Egypt which defeated the Sea People in the first known naval battle. Following the fall of these civilisations, the Phoenicians built biremes and other vessels, while in Greece the ships described in detail in the 'Trojan' epics established a tradition of warship building culminating in the pentekonters and triaconters.

The warships of the period are abundantly illustrated on pottery and carved seals, and depicted in inscriptions and on bas-reliefs. The subject has been intensively studied for two and a half millennia, culminating in the contemporary works of authoritative scholars such as Morrison, Wallinga, Rodgers and Casson.
This book covers the subject in an accessible way.

Contents: Introduction - Egypt - Minoan Crete - Bronze Age Syria - Phoenicia: The Legacy of Ugarit - Greece - Bibliography.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Adrian K. Wood
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.4 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2013)
Collana:	New Vanguard (196)
ISBN:	9781849089784