Buxton, Stuart Five Flags
The Warship that reshaped the World

Name: Buxton, Stuart: Five Flags
Brand: Stackpole Books
SKU: 5627/374
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English text, some bw-illustrations. 348 pages.

Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
Manufacturer No.: 9780811777230
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From the American Civil War to the Meiji Restoration, one armoured ship shaped the fate of three nations during four decades of global conflict. Five Flags tells the story of a Confederate armoured ship that was secretly built, discovered by Union spies, sold to Denmark, returned to France, and finally delivered to Japan. The ship, which was intended to break the Union blockade, never fought for the Confederacy, but instead passed through European powers before reaching Japan, where it played a role in the Meiji Restoration. Equipped with a 300-pound cannon, five-inch-thick armour, and a twenty-foot-long ram, the ship travelled from French shipyards to Spanish ports, through Atlantic storms and across the Pacific to become part of Japan's modernising fleet. The book follows the ship's journey through the civil wars of the United States, Germany and Japan, showing how a warship connected important turning points in modern history.

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Buxton, Stuart
Title: Five Flags
Details: English text, some bw-illustrations. 348 pages.
State: new
Subtitle: The Warship that reshaped the World

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