FIFTY SHIPS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY (PB)

From the Stone Age to the present day, boats and ships have made possible exploration, settlement and conquest. They determined the victors of history-changing wars and aided the spread of new philosophies, technologies and religions. Today, virtually everything we purchase and consume depends on seaborne trade. This is a history of the world told through the boats and ships that have made it all possible, illustrated throughout with art and photographs.