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British Battleships of the Victorian Era - Norman Friedman

British Battleships of the Victorian Era

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Buch | Hardcover
400 Seiten
2018
Seaforth Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5267-0325-5 (ISBN)
CHF 87,25 inkl. MwSt
A major new study of an ever-popular subject written by one of the most highly regarded authorities in the field
This is a companion volume to Friedman s highly successful _British Battleship 1906 1946_ and completes his study of the Royal Navy s capital ships. Beginning with the earliest installation of steam machinery in ships of the line, the book traces the technological revolution that saw the introduction of iron hulls, armour plate, shell-firing guns and the eventual abandonment of sail as auxiliary propulsion. This hectic development finally settled down to a widely approved form of pre-dreadnought battleship, built in large numbers and culminating in the _King Edward VII_ class. As with all of his work, Friedman is concerned to explain why as well as how and when these advances were made, and locates British ship design firmly within the larger context of international rivalries, domestic politics and economic constraints. The result is a sophisticated and enlightening overview of the Royal Navy s battle fleet in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
It is also well illustrated a comprehensive gallery of photographs with in-depth captions is accompanied by specially commissioned plans of the important classes by A D Baker III, and a colour section featuring the original Admiralty draughts, including a spectacular double gatefold. Norman Friedman is one of the most highly regarded of all naval writers, with an avid following, so for anyone with an interest in warships, the publication of this work will be a major event.

NORMAN FRIEDMAN is arguably America s most prominent naval analyst, and the author of more than thirty books covering a range of naval subjects, from warship histories to contemporary defence issues. His most recent of a series of successful works for Seaforth was _Fighters over the Fleet_.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 300 illustrations
Verlagsort Barnsley
Sprache englisch
Maße 245 x 289 mm
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Schiffe
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-5267-0325-4 / 1526703254
ISBN-13 978-1-5267-0325-5 / 9781526703255
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