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War at Sea: A Shipwrecked History from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century de James P. Delgado

War at Sea: A Shipwrecked History from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century

Autor James P. Delgado
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 mar 2022

Considerăm că War at Sea reprezintă o resursă academică fundamentală pentru studenții și cercetătorii înscriși în programe de istorie militară sau arheologie, fiind un instrument util pentru aprofundarea contextului material al bătăliilor navale. Această lucrare publicată de Oxford University Press reușește să transforme fundul oceanului într-un vast muzeu subacvatic, oferind o perspectivă rară asupra costului uman al conflictelor, de la triremele antice la submarinele nucleare.

Ceea ce distinge această ediție este expertiza directă a autorului. James P. Delgado nu doar compilează date istorice, ci aduce perspective din propriile sale scufundări și cercetări pe situri arheologice critice. Structura cronologică riguroasă și cele 140 de ilustrații și desene tehnice oferă o claritate vizuală necesară înțelegerii evoluției tehnologiei navale. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care autorul utilizează dovezile materiale pentru a rezolva mistere istorice nerezolvate de documentele scrise, oferind detalii intime despre viața la bordul navelor de război.

Acoperă aceeași arie tematică precum Our Blue Planet: An Introduction to Maritime and Underwater Archaeology, dar cu o abordare mult mai specifică pe zona conflictelor militare și a evoluției armamentului naval, spre deosebire de caracterul general al lucrării lui Ben Ford. În contextul operei sale, War at Sea continuă explorarea începută în The Great Museum of the Sea, însă aici James P. Delgado rafinează analiza, trecând de la fascinația generală pentru epave la o examinare tehnică și istorică a „câmpului de luptă” subacvatic. Dacă în Clotilda autorul s-a concentrat pe un singur vas cu o încărcătură simbolică imensă, aici el reușește o sinteză globală a puterii maritime de-a lungul a trei mii de ani.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780197609231
ISBN-10: 0197609236
Pagini: 488
Ilustrații: 100 b/w halftones, 40 line drawings, with 16 page insert
Dimensiuni: 149 x 230 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.77 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte oricărui pasionat de istorie militară sau arheologie care dorește să înțeleagă războiul dincolo de hărțile strategice. Cititorul câștigă o viziune unică asupra istoriei universale, văzută prin prisma vestigiilor subacvatice. Este o lectură esențială pentru cei care vor să descopere cum tehnologia modernă de explorare a adâncurilor rescrie capitole întregi despre bătălii legendare precum Trafalgar sau Pearl Harbor.

Despre autor

James P. Delgado, PhD, este unul dintre cei mai respectați experți în istorie maritimă la nivel mondial. Cu o carieră impresionantă de peste 30 de cărți publicate, Delgado a servit ca director executiv al Vancouver Maritime Museum și al Institutului de Arheologie Nautică (INA). Arheolog, scafandru de mare adâncime și prezentator TV, el îmbină rigoarea științifică a cercetătorului cu talentul unui povestitor, fiind recunoscut pentru capacitatea de a aduce la lumină istoria ascunsă în adâncurile oceanelor.

Descriere

The ocean is humanity's largest battlefield. Resting in its depths lie the lost ships of war, spanning the totality of human history. Many wrecks are nameless, others from more recent times are remembered, honored even, as are the battles that claimed them, like Actium, Trafalgar, Tsushima, Jutland, Pearl Harbor, and Midway. Underwater exploration is increasingly discovering long-lost warships from the deepest parts of the ocean, revealing a vast undersea museum that speaks to battles won and lost, service, sacrifice, and the human costs of warfare. War at Sea is a dramatic global tour of this remote museum and other formerly lost traces of humanity's naval heritage. It is also an account by the world's leading naval archaeologist of how underwater exploration has discovered these remains, thus resolving mysteries, adding to our understanding of the past, and providing intimate details of the experience of naval warfare. Arranged chronologically, the book begins with the warships and battles of the ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese, and then progresses through three thousand years to the lost ships of the Cold War.James Delgado, who has personally explored, dived, and studied a number of the wrecks and sites in the book, provides insights as an explorer, archaeologist, and storyteller. The result is a unique and compelling history of naval warfare. From fallen triremes and galleons to dreadnoughts, aircraft carriers, and nuclear submarines, this book vividly brings thousands of years of naval warfare to life.

Recenzii

Indeed, to this reviewer, the chapters almost read like a binge watching session of different seasons of the individual shows he is so known for outside academia. On the other hand, just like them, given his(author's) fluent and entertaining writing style, the pages truly fly by...War at Sea will be of interest to both seasoned students of naval warfare as anyone new to the subject given Delgado's selection of shipwrecks, and not just in terms of the variety ship types covered.
Winner of James Deetz Award from the Society for Historical Archaeology
War at Sea is an excellent overview of military nautical archeology around the globe, enhanced by decent maps, a glossary, a comprehensive bibliography, and photos and drawings, including sixteen color plates. It will interest naval and nautical historians, and likely sport divers as well.
In WAR AT SEA, James P. Delgado delivers a sweeping history of naval warfare told through the evidence of sunken ships scattered around the globe . . . readers may wish to know more of Mr. Delgado's personal experience, given the hints he offers of his own shipwreck searches. Having written a highly readable survey of naval warfare and technology, he clearly has more stories to tell." - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
This book is a useful tool for educators who wish to bring more naval history into their classrooms. High school and undergraduate students will find the text lively and easy to understand, though assigning the entire book would probably best work in an upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses on oceans in world and military history. Public historians will find valuable information on artifacts and exhibits preserved in museums and private collections around the world. Scholars engaged in military history, certainly those focused on land warfare, will find material useful in expanding their view of military engagement.
Awe-inspiring." -FOREWORD REVIEWS
A detailed and well-documented global tour of the history of lost warships over 3,000 years of prehistory and history . . . an incredible piece of research by one of the pioneers of underwater cultural studies . . . a masterpiece that will be a benchmark for understanding the significance of shipwreck history for decades to come." - THE NAVAL HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
James Delgado is the Sherlock Holmes of sunken warship investigation, perhaps the most respected and renowned military marine archeological expert of all time. Fascinating and dramatic, War at Sea is his most recent book, a treasury of intrigue and enigmas from the countless sunken warships that lie on the bottom of oceans, lakes, and rivers.
There is no finer maritime historian alive today than James Delgado. His new book War at Sea is a stunning example of his broad knowledge of all times historical beneath the sea. I strongly recommend it to anyone who is not only interested in naval history but enjoys a good story as well. A must read!
Compelling and captivating. A real tour de force. Delgado takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of warships from antiquity to the present, focusing especially on the relevant shipwrecks and fragmentary remains that have been recovered by maritime archaeologists. Magisterial.
Combining vast, up-to-the-minute scholarship with his extensive personal experience exploring the shipwrecks of the world, James Delgado has created an encyclopedic history of war at sea that is also a fun and fascinating read. Wonderfully illustrated, this is maritime history at its best."-Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown

Notă biografică

Maritime archaeologist, explorer, and author, James P. Delgado has investigated the wrecks of the RMS Titanic, USS Monitor, USS Arizona (BB-39), and Kublai Khan's legendary navy, among others. His previous books include The Lost Submarines of Pearl Harbor and Khubilai Khan's Lost Fleet.