The Conquest of the Ocean by Brian Lavery

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Brian Lavery is a British naval historian and Curator Emeritus at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and is probably the world's leading authority on the ship of the line. He is the author of DK's Ship, as well as Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World and the highly successful two-volume history of sailing battleships, The Ship of the Line. Lavery was a historical consultant on Peter Weir's 2003 blockbuster Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. He has also consulted on the replica constructions of Captain Cook's Endeavour and the emigrant ship Susan Constant.

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ISBN 13 9781465408419
ISBN 10 146540841X
Title The Conquest of the Ocean
Author Brian Lavery
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Year published 2013-08-19
Number of pages 400
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