Project Gutenberg 2024-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 223 Shippen, Edward 1826 1911 Naval battles of the world : $b Great and decisive contests on the sea ... with an account of the Japan-China war and the recent battle of the Yalu; the growth, power, and management of our new Navy. $aPhiladelphia :$bP. W. Ziegler Co., $c1905. Brian Coe, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library with additional images from the Internet Archive.) "Naval Battles of the World" by Edward Shippen is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive examination of significant naval battles throughout history, exploring their causes and consequences. Shippen aims to present these events in an accessible manner, shedding light on the pivotal role of naval power in shaping global affairs. The opening portion of the text lays a foundational understanding of the significance of naval battles, introducing the necessity of a navy for nations with extensive coastlines. It highlights early misconceptions about the sea, emphasizing how ancient civilizations displayed a mix of reverence and fear toward maritime navigation. Shippen discusses the advancements in naval technology and tactics over the centuries, mentioning notable events and figures that shaped naval history. By evoking examples ranging from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to the Romans and beyond, he sets the stage for a detailed exploration of various decisive conflicts at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t10p1jt92&view=1up&seq=7 20191118225424shippen 1905 Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Naval battles United States. Navy Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895 D Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Warfare 1791482 2025-07-29T04:47:30.001079 text/html 1776378 2024-02-28T14:46:54 text/html 19725879 2025-07-29T04:48:01.435371 application/epub+zip 19724236 2025-07-29T04:47:37.915967 application/epub+zip 818047 2025-07-29T04:47:33.255998 application/epub+zip 20075577 2025-07-29T04:48:15.595299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20000322 2025-07-29T04:47:56.279425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1571613 2025-07-29T04:47:25.573035 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1551520 2024-02-28T14:46:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16020 2025-07-29T04:48:15.799292 application/rdf+xml 10376 2025-07-29T04:47:33.600985 image/jpeg 2204 2025-07-29T04:47:33.426000 image/jpeg 18875797 2025-07-29T04:47:30.567065 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog