Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Battle Maps ix
4. Prologue: A Regular Confusion 1
5. 1. Land Warfare Afloat: Before 1650 19
6. 2. The Anglo-Dutch Wars 39
7. 3. At the Dawn of the Enlightenment 67
8. 4. The Conundrum of the Line Ahead 90
9. 5. The Advent of Numerary Signaling Systems 123
10. 6. The Zenith of the Age of Fighting Sail 163
11. 7. The Age of Steam through the Great War 210
12. 8. From 1918 through the Second World War 251
13. 9. The Cold War and Beyond 294
14. Conclusion: The Crucial Paradox of Knowledge 319
15. Notes 325
16. Acknowledgments 361
17. Index 363