{"product_id":"british-ironclads-1860-75-angus-konstam-9781472826893","title":"British Ironclads 1860-75: HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet'","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn November 1859, the French warship \u003ci\u003eLa Gloire\u003c\/i\u003e was launched. She was the world's first seagoing ironclad--a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. Britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad the following year--HMS \u003ci\u003eWarrior--\u003c\/i\u003ewhich, when she entered service, became the most powerful warship in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust like the \u003ci\u003eDreadnought \u003c\/i\u003ehalf a century later, this ship changed the nature of naval warfare forever, and sparked a frantic arms race. The elegant but powerful \u003ci\u003eWarrior\u003c\/i\u003e embodied the technological advances of the early Victorian era, and the spirit of this new age of steam, iron, and firepower. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFully illustrated with detailed cutaway artwork, this book covers the British ironclad from its inception and emergence in 1860, to 1875, a watershed year which saw the building of a new generation of recognizably modern turreted battleships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angus Konstam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472826892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472826893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 7.10w x 0.10d","brand":"Angus Konstam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001556123903,"sku":"9781472826893","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35a8dc0b-7920-4de8-a871-fd222d8e3adb.jpg?v=1751601427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-ironclads-1860-75-angus-konstam-9781472826893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}