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(More customer reviews)In 1815, at the end of the Napoleonic Wars the British Royal Navy was easily the largest and most capable navy in the world. It was probably stronger than all the rest of the navies in the world put together. After the war it was reduced in size but still remained very formidable. The ships of 1815 had been modernized, but would still have been identifiable to sailors in the days of Drake and the Spanish Armada.
After this time, a series of rapid changes began. As early as 1824 it began the construction of steam powered ships, initially tugs, but was one of the first navies to move to steam warships, ironclads, and iron warships.
This book is a concise short history of the Royal Navy from 1815 to the present time. It discusses the ships, the men, the actions in which they fought and provides a glimple of the future.
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