Vasa, a Swedish Warship

Hocker, Fred: 2011 Stockholm, hardcover with dust jacket, 212 pages, illustrated. A detailed account of the construction, short-lived career, and eventual recovery of the Vasa, a warship built for King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in the 1620s. The book delves into the ship's design flaws, its tragic sinking on its maiden voyage, and the extensive efforts to salvage and preserve it, offering insights into 17th-century shipbuilding, naval warfare, and everyday life in Sweden during that period ISBN 9789173291019 In very good condition