British Warships Of The Second World War
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British Warships Of The Second World War
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Author : John Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2017-02-28
British Warships Of The Second World War written by John Roberts and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-28 with History categories.
This volume reproduces a representative selection of official plans depicting the main types of warship with which the Royal Navy fought the Second World War. Carefully chosen from the incomparable collection at the National Maritime Museum, these range from battleships and fleet aircraft carriers, through cruisers, destroyers and submarines, to examples of the vast array of specialist vessels built during the war. Concentrating on as fitted drawings which show the warships as they first entered service, this collection offers an unprecedented wealth of detail on the equipment and fittings of some of the Royal Navys most famous ships. It also documents how their appearance changed over time, since many of the plans include alterations and additions made in different shades of ink and wash, and here printed in full colour for instant understanding of the modifications. With an accompanying text and detailed individual captions by one of the leading experts in the field, this book provides an insight into the warship design process itself, and explains for the benefit of ship modellers and technical historians which types of plan contain the most valuable information. For anyone with more than a passing interest in warship design and construction, this book will be a revelation.
The Great Ships
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Author : Peter C. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2008
The Great Ships written by Peter C. Smith and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Military historian Smith offers an authoritative study of British battleships in World War II, highlighting stirring episodes of naval combat around the globe.
British Warships Of The Second World War
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Author : Alan Ravan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
British Warships Of The Second World War written by Alan Ravan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Warships categories.
British Warships Of The Second World War
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Author : John Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Chatham Publishing
Release Date : 2000
British Warships Of The Second World War written by John Roberts and has been published by Chatham Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Naval architecture categories.
This second volume in the Blueprint series describes all the principal types of WWII ships, form huge battleships and aircraft carriers down to corvettes, coastal forces and landing ships, and analyses their design and function with reference to the original plans from which the ships were built, converted or refitted. A selection of collection at the National Maritime Museum was made, and photographed so that the detail can be seen.
British Warships Of The Second World War
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Author : Alan Ravan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
British Warships Of The Second World War written by Alan Ravan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Warships categories.
The British Empire And The Second World War
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Author : Ashley Jackson
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2006-03-09
The British Empire And The Second World War written by Ashley Jackson and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-09 with History categories.
In 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire that there had ever been. In the years since 1945 that empire has disappeared, and the crucial fact that the British Empire fought together as a whole during the war has been forgotten. All the parts of the empire joined the struggle and were involved in it from the beginning, undergoing huge changes and sometimes suffering great losses as a result. The war in the desert, the defence of Malta and the Malayan campaign, and the contribution of the empire as a whole in terms of supplies, communications and troops, all reflect the strategic importance of Britain's imperial status. Men and women not only from Australia, New Zealand and India but from many parts of Africa and the Middle East all played their part. Winston Churchill saw the war throughout in imperial terms. The British Empire and the Second World War emphasises a central fact about the Second World War that is often forgotten.
British Destroyers
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Author : Norman Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2009-08-30
British Destroyers written by Norman Friedman and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-30 with History categories.
A history of the early days of Royal Navy destroyers, and how they evolved to meet new military threats. In the late nineteenth century the advent of the modern torpedo woke the Royal Navy to a potent threat to its domination, not seriously challenged since Trafalgar. For the first time a relatively cheap weapon had the potential to sink the largest, and costliest, exponents of sea power. Not surprisingly, Britain’s traditional rivals invested heavily in the new technology that promised to overthrow the naval status quo. The Royal Navy was also quick to adopt the new weapon, but the British concentrated on developing counters to the essentially offensive tactics associated with torpedo-carrying small craft. From these efforts came torpedo catchers, torpedo-gunboats and eventually the torpedo-boat destroyer, a type so successful that it eclipsed and then usurped the torpedo-boat itself. With its title shortened to destroyer, the type evolved rapidly and was soon in service in many navies, but in none was the evolution as rapid or as radical as in the Royal Navy. This book is the first detailed study of their early days, combining technical history with an appreciation of the changing role of destroyers and the tactics of their deployment. Like all of Norman Friedman’s books, it reveals the rationale and not just the process of important technological developments.
The Royal Navy S Home Fleet In World War 2
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Author : J. Levy
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2003-10-23
The Royal Navy S Home Fleet In World War 2 written by J. Levy and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-23 with History categories.
This book marks the first comprehensive history of Britain's naval bulwark, the Home Fleet. It illuminates the vital role that fleet played in preserving Britain as a base of operations against Hitler. We see portrayed the hard days of blockade, patrol, and battle that encompassed the Home Fleet's war. And we see how that war was made harder by weaknesses at the Admiralty and by the damaging interference of the Minister of Defence - Winston Churchill.
British Destroyers Frigates
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Author : Norman Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2012-10-22
British Destroyers Frigates written by Norman Friedman and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-22 with History categories.
“A comprehensive survey of the design history and development of the Royal Navy's greyhounds of the sea.”—WARSHIPS Magazine Since World War II, the old categories of destroyer and frigate have tended to merge, a process that this book traces back to the radically different “Tribal” class destroyers of 1936. It deals with the development of all the modern destroyer classes that fought the war, looks at the emergency programs that produced vast numbers of trade protection vessels—sloops, corvettes and frigates—then analyzes the pressures that shaped the post-war fleet, and continued to dominate design down to recent years. Written by America's leading authority and featuring photos and ship plans, it is an objective but sympathetic view of the difficult economic and political environment in which British designers had to work, and benefits from the author's ability to compare and contrast the US Navy's experience. Norman Friedman is renowned for his ability to explain the policy and strategy changes that drive design decisions, and his latest book uses previously unpublished material to draw a new and convincing picture of British naval policy over the previous seventy years and more. Includes photos
Fleets Of World War Ii
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Author : Richard Worth
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 2001
Fleets Of World War Ii written by Richard Worth and has been published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
For the first time ever for a popular audience, an extraordinary single volume that describes-and assesses in no-holds-barred fashion-every navy that took part in the Second World War