This book is the latest contribution to a unique series in a common format documenting in great detail the warships of the major naval powers during the age of sail. Certain to become the standard English-language reference work, its publication is of the utmost importance to every naval historian and general reader interested in the navies of the sailing era.
Society for Nautical Research

This book is the next best thing to stepping aboard or seeing them in a seaway.
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