"From an author who has spent four decades in the quest for lost ships, this lavishly illustrated history of naval warfare presents the latest archaeology of sunken warships. It provides a unique perspective on the evolution of naval conflicts, strategies, and technologies, while vividly conjuring up the dangerous life of war at sea"-- Provided by publisher.

Beginnings --Rome and beyond -- The age of gunpowder -- The age of sail -- Colonial conflicts in the Americas -- Iron and steam -- The race to global war --|t World War I -- World War II -- The Cold War and beyond.