Wood, Adrian K.

Warships of the ancient world : 3000-500 BC / Adrian K. Wood ; illustrated by Giuseppe Rava. - Oxford ; Long Island City, NY : Osprey Publishing, 2012. - 48 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. - New vanguard ; 196 . - New vanguard. .

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.

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Warships--History.
Navires de guerre--Histoire.
Warships.


Mediterranean Region--History, Naval.
Mediterranean Region.


History.
Naval history.

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