Ian Graham is an author with more than 30 years' experience in popular science, technology and history. He has written extensively for magazines and has written and co-written more than 200 books on a wide range of topics, including space exploration, aviation, transport, energy, communications, inventions and military technology. He has also written crime fiction and graphic novels retelling classic tales. He has a degree in applied physics and a postgraduate diploma in journalism. In 2012 he was the joint winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize and in 2014 he was shortlisted for the Educational Writers' Award.
The visual feast gives each ship about four pages of drawings,
photos, particulars, and narrative laying out the role in "war,
trade, science and pleasure" that qualified it for this relatively
succinct list.-- "Wooden Boat Magazine" (1/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
A great library addition.-- "Ann Coombs Annual Holiday Gift Guide
List 2016" (12/1/2016 12:00:00 AM)
An excellent reference for secondary school libraries... Graham's
book is visually appealing and offers enough of a story to get the
imaginative juices of a budding historian going... The academy
would be wise to take note and similarly dedicate some of its
efforts to engaging the young men and women who will fill its ranks
in the future.--Craig C. Felker "Historian Magazine" (4/1/2018
12:00:00 AM)
This is a beautiful book, replete with illustrations, photos,
diagrams, and maps. The text balances technicality with
storytelling, scholarly analysis with entertainment. It's a
sweeping, fascinating look at barges, battleships, caravels, dhows,
submarines, and more, placing them all in context with the battles,
countries, discoveries, inventions, and people that surrounded
them. Readers interested in history of any kind will enjoy this
highly accessible book.-- "Publishers Weekly" (1/16/2017 12:00:00
AM)
This is a great volume to introduce readers to ships. Reference may
not be its proper home, but general stacks in middle school through
undergraduate, plus public libraries, will certainly find it
appropriate.--Peter H. McCracken "American Reference Books Annual"
(3/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
With classic illustrations and complete history of each, any
historian of the waters will find this a more than worthy addition
to any collection. Fifty Ships is certainly a game-changer in the
world of nautical publications.-- "Shelf Life Magazine" (12/1/2017
12:00:00 AM)
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