Table of Contents

1. From Sail to Steam, 1815-40. 2. Midcentury Transitions, 1840-55. 3. The Emergence of the Armored Warship, 1855-78. 4. Torpedo Warfare, Cruisers, and the Jeune École, 1878-89. 5. The Battleship Renaissance, 1889-1906. 6. The Dreadnought Era and First World War, 1906-22. 7. The Interwar Period and Second World War, 1922-45. 8. European Navies in the Era of the Cold War, 1945-91. 9. The Present and Future of European Navies.

About the Author

Lawrence Sondhaus is Professor of History at the University of Indianapolis. His many books include "Naval Warfare, 1815-1914 "(2001) and "Preparing for Weltpolitik: German Sea Power before the Tirpitz Era "(1997).