The ocean is humanity's largest battlefield. Resting in its depths
lie the lost ships of war, spanning the totality of human history.
Many wrecks are nameless, others from more recent times are
remembered, honored even, as are the battles that claimed them,
like Actium, Trafalgar, Tsushima, Jutland, Pearl Harbor, and
Midway. Underwater exploration is increasingly discovering
long-lost warships from the deepest parts of the ocean, revealing a
vast undersea museum that speaks to battles won and lost, service,
sacrifice, and the human costs of warfare. War at Sea is a dramatic
global tour of this remote museum and other formerly lost traces of
humanity's naval heritage. It is also an account by the world's
leading naval archaeologist of how underwater exploration has
discovered these remains, thus resolving mysteries, adding to our
understanding of the past, and providing intimate details of the
experience of naval warfare. Arranged chronologically, the book
begins with the warships and battles of the ancient Egyptians,
Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese, and then progresses
through three thousand years to the lost ships of the Cold War.
James Delgado, who has personally explored, dived, and studied a
number of the wrecks and sites in the book, provides insights as an
explorer, archaeologist, and storyteller. The result is a unique
and compelling history of naval warfare. From fallen triremes and
galleons to dreadnoughts, aircraft carriers, and nuclear
submarines, this book vividly brings thousands of years of naval
warfare to life.
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