British Cruisers of the Victorian Era by Norman Friedman
English | 15 Oct. 2012 | ISBN: 1591140684, 184832099X | 352 Pages | EPUB (True) | 30.1 MB
Gradually evolving from sailing frigates, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define, but this book starts with the earliest steam paddle warships, covers the evolution of screw-driven frigates, corvettes and sloops, and then the succeeding iron, composite and steel-hulled cruising ships.