Arming the warship

naval weapons technology and gunnery from the Spanish armada to the Cold War

Iver P. Cooper (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

220 Seiten

2024 | 1. Auflage
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9499-3 (ISBN)

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In the 16th century warships engaged at close range, sometimes with yards touching, and small arms fire and hand-to-hand combat were at least as important as the "great guns." As time went on, the big guns became more decisive and increased in destructive power, range and accuracy. This book explores how naval armament, armor, ballistics and gunnery evolved from the 16th to 20th centuries from a scientific and technological perspective. It separates out the functional aspects: the guns, their distribution on warships, the propellants, the projectiles, etc., and examines the development of each.

Iver P. Cooper is a retired patent attorney and is an independent researcher in the history of science and technology. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.08.2024
Zusatzinfo	Illustrationen
Verlagsort	Jefferson
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Einbandart	kartoniert
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4766-9499-0 / 1476694990
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-9499-3 / 9781476694993
Zustand	Neuware