Chapter 1 The twilight of sail, 1815–30; Chapter 2 Continuity and change, 1830–50; Chapter 3 The 1850s; Chapter 4 The ironclad revolution; Chapter 5 The 1870s; Chapter 6 The Jeune École; Chapter 7 The rebirth of the battleship; Chapter 8 The dreadnought and the origins of the First World War; Chapter 9 Reflections on deterrence;
Lawrence Sondhaus is Associate Professor of History at the University of Indianapolis. He is author of five books including Preparing for Weltpolitik: German Sea Power before the Tirpitz Era (Naval Institute Press, 1997) and two volumes on the Austrian navy.
"a useful and effective general history of the development and
operations of the world's navies during the century prior to the
First World War...a concise, well-written, and comprehensive
treatment of international naval history."
-technology and culture, April 2002
"Sondhaus has done a commendable job of compressing a large and
very complex subject in a straightforward and readable manner.
"Naval Warfare, 1815-1914 is aimed principally at a general
readership which will find it a succinct and entertaining overview
of the period's developments and events: a judicious and, in spite
of its brevity, impressively wide-ranging introduction to a crucial
epoch. For that matter, few specialists are likely to be familiar
with the entire breadth of Soundhaus' topical concerns. Most of
them, too, will find much of value in its pages. --John Beeler,
"International Journal of Maritime History."
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