The age of titans : the rise and fall of the great Hellenistic navies

The age of titans : the rise and fall of the great Hellenistic navies / William M. Murray.

Author/creator	Murray, William Michael
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Description	xxvii, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Naval history, Ancient. Naval art and science--Greece --History. Greece--History, Naval.

Series	Onassis series in Hellenic culture Onassis series in Hellenic culture. ^A1130129
Contents	Introduction : understanding the big ship phenomenon -- Frontal ramming and the development of "fours" and "fives" -- Frontal ramming : structural considerations -- The development of naval siege warfare -- Philo the Byzantine and the requirements of naval siege warfare -- Big ships, boarding, and catapults -- The culmination of the big ship phenomenon -- The end of the big ship phenomenon.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-328) and indexes.
LCCN	2011010647
ISBN	9780195388640
ISBN	019538864X

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	V37 .M87 2012	✔ Available	Place Hold