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The Battleship Book
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Author : Robert M. Farley
language : en
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date : 2015-12-17
The Battleship Book written by Robert M. Farley and has been published by Wildside Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-17 with History categories.
From the moment when the launching of HMS Dreadnought made every capital ship in the world obsolete overnight, we have been fascinated with these powerful surface combatants. Here Robert M. Farley looks at the history and folklore that makes these ships enduring symbols of national power—and sometimes national futility. From Arizona to Yamato, here are more than sixty lavishly illustrated accounts of battleships from the most well-known to the most unusual, including at least one ship from every nation that ever owned a modern battleship. Separate essays and sidebars look at events and lore that greatly affected battleships.
The Battleship Builders Constructing And Arming British Capital Ships
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Author : Ian Buxton
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2013-05-08
The Battleship Builders Constructing And Arming British Capital Ships written by Ian Buxton and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-08 with History categories.
The launch in 1606 of HMS Dreadnought, the worlds's first all-big-gun battleship, rendered all existing battle fleets obsolete, but at the same time it wiped out the Royal Navy's numerical advantage, so expensively maintained for decades. Already locked in the same arms race with Germany, Britain urgently needed to build an entirely new battle fleet of these larger, more complex and more costly vessels In this she succeeded spectacularly; in little over a decade fifty such ships were completed, almost exactly double that of what Germany achieved It was only made possible by the companyÍs vast industrial nexus of shipbuilders, engine manufacturers, armament fleets and specialist armour producers, whose contribution to the Grand Feet is too often ignored. This heroic achievement, and how it was done, is the subject of this book. It charts the rise of the large industrial conglomerates that were key to this success, looks at the reaction to fast-moving technical changes, and analyses the politics of funding this vast national effort, both before and beyond the Great War. It also attempts to assess the true cost- and value- of the Grand Fleet in terms of the resources consumed. And finally, by way of contrast, it describes the effects of the post-war recession, industrial contraction, and the very different responses to rearmament in the run up to the Second World War.
The World Of The Battleship The Design And Careers Of Capital Ships Of The World S Navies 1900 1950
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Author : Bruce Taylor
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2018
The World Of The Battleship The Design And Careers Of Capital Ships Of The World S Navies 1900 1950 written by Bruce Taylor and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with History categories.
Presents a global vision of the development of the world's battleships. Each chapter explains the origins of a ship, her importance as a national symbol, and her place in the fleet
The Battleship Era
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Author : Peter Padfield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Battleship Era written by Peter Padfield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Battleships categories.
The Battleship Bismarck
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Author : Stefan Draminski
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-09-20
The Battleship Bismarck written by Stefan Draminski and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-20 with History categories.
The Bismarck is perhaps the most famous – and notorious – warship ever built. Completed in 1941, the 45,000-ton German battleship sank HMS Hood, the pride of the British Navy, during one of the most sensational encounters in naval history. Following the sinking, Bismarck was chased around the North Atlantic by many units of the Royal Navy. She was finally dispatched with gunfire and torpedoes on 27 May, less than five months after her completion. Her wreck still lies where she sank, 4,800m down and 960km off the west coast of France. Drawing on new research and technology, this edition is the most comprehensive examination of Bismarck ever published. It includes a complete set of detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and full-colour 3D artwork, supported by technical details, photographs and text on the building of the ship and a record of the ship's service history.
The Battleship Holiday
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Author : Robert C. Stern
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2017
The Battleship Holiday written by Robert C. Stern and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.
Even as World War I was ending, the victorious great powers were already embarked on a potentially ruinous new naval arms race, competing to incorporate the wartime lessons and technology into ever-larger and costlier capital ships. This competition was curtailed by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, which effectively banned the construction of such ships for years to come, and mandated the scrapping of those under construction. This "holiday" was to have profound effects on design when battleship building was renewed in the 1930s, as later international agreements continued to restrict size and firepower. This book investigates the implications of these treaties on technical developments. An analysis of how well these modern ships stood the test of war concludes this intriguing and original contribution to the literature.
The Battleships
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Author : Rob McAuley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Battleships written by Rob McAuley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with categories.
The Battleship Bismarck Anatomy Of The Ship
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Author : Jack Brower
language : en
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
Release Date : 2013-09-09
The Battleship Bismarck Anatomy Of The Ship written by Jack Brower and has been published by Conway Maritime Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-09 with Battleships categories.
The titles in Conway's highly acclaimed 'Anatomy of the Ship' series are widely acknowledged as standard references in their field, providing accurate and comprehensive documentation of individual ships and classes. Selected titles are now available in a new paperback format, making the series accessible to a new generation of historians, scholars, enthusiasts and ship modelmakers. The Bismarck is probably the most famous warship in the world. The 45,000-ton German battleship was completed in early 1941 and went on to sink the 'Mighty Hood', pride of the Royal Navy, during one of the most sensational naval encounters ever. After a dramatic chase around the North Atlantic, involving many units of the Royal Navy, Bismarck was finally dispatched with gunfire and torpedoes on 27 May, less than five months after she was completed. Her wreck still lies where she sank, 4800m down and 960km off the west coast of France. In this superb book Bismarck gets the comprehensive 'Anatomy of the Ship' treatment, which includes a complete set of superbly executed line drawings with fully descriptive keys. These are supported by technical details, photographs and a record of the ship’s service history. Complete with colour references on the book cover as well as large-scale plans on the interior flaps.
The Battleship Warspite
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Author : Ross Watton
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2002
The Battleship Warspite written by Ross Watton and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Arguably one of the finest capital ship designs of all time, Warspite and her sister ships were the prototypes of the modern fast battleship, the ultimate development of the dreadnought type. Warspite's fighting career spanned two generations -- from the last great surface engagement between battle fleets at Jutland in 1916, to the dawn of the missile age (she was badly damaged by a guided bomb in 1942), with battle honours that also included Narvik, Matapan, and the D-Day landings. Book jacket.
Battleship Bismarck
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Author : Burkard Freiherr von Müllenheim-Rechberg
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 1990
Battleship Bismarck written by Burkard Freiherr von Müllenheim-Rechberg and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Sailors categories.
"The epic battle between the two great enemy ships captured the imagination of an entire generation and became a popular subject for movies and songs. With the discovery just a few years ago of the Bismarck's sunken hull off the coast of France, attention has focused again on the famous ship and the lives lost - only 115 of the 2,200 crew members were saved. Mullenheim-Rechberg presents the human dimensions of the story as well as the technical side, providing details of both code breaking and the damage that caused the Bismarck's demise. The book also offers insights into the author's life as a prisoner of war in England and Canada. Such a personal look at one of the most famous sea encounters in the history of World War II has never before been provided."--Jacket.