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Provides lively eyewitness descriptions and anecdotes, special technical features, photographs, and extracts from maritime classics The Conway History of Seafaring in the Twentieth Century draws together in a single volume all the events and achievements, the triumphs in design and seamanship, and the significant naval battles and marine disasters of the last century. Two chapters detail the explosion of technological developments brought about by each the two world wars. Other topics covered include the evolution of passenger ships, the revolution in transport caused by the emergence of the supertanker, the development of modern sailing yachts, and the spectacular improvements in undersea exploration.