{"product_id":"9781472826763","title":"European Ironclads 1860-75 : The Gloire sparks the great ironclad arms race by Angus Konstam","description":"From Spain to Russia, and from Ottoman Turkey   to Bismarck's Prussia, this book explores 15 years that transformed European   naval warfare.   When the   Gloire slid down the Toulon slipway in 1859, it changed sea power   forever. With this ship, the world's first oceangoing ironclad, France had a   warship that could sink any other, and which was proof against the guns of   any wooden ship afloat. Instantly, an arms race began between the great   navies of Europe - first to build their own ironclads, and then to surpass   each other's technology and designs.   As both armour and gun technology rapidly   improved, naval architects found new ways to mount and protect guns. The ram   briefly came back into fashion, and Italian and Austro-Hungarian fleets   fought the ironclad era's great battle at Lissa. By the end of this   revolutionary period, the modern battleship was becoming recognizable, and   new naval powers were emerging to dominate Europe's waters.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56300380160373,"sku":"9781472826763","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781472826763.jpg?v=1762787725","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781472826763","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}