The World of the Battleship - The Design and Careers of Capital Ships of the World’s Navies 1880-1990
Year: 2018 Language: English Author: Taylor B. Genre: History Publisher: Seafort Publishing ISBN: 978 1 84832 178 6, 978 1 4738 8025 2, 978 1 4738 8024 5 Format: PDF, ePUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 1184 Description: This new volume is intended to present a global vision of the development of the world's battleships. In a collection of chapters by international, the design, building, and career of a significant battleship from each of the world's navies is explored that illuminates not just the ships but also the communities of officers and individuals that served in them and, more broadly, the societies and nations that built them. Each chapter explains the origins of a ship, her importance as a national symbol, and her place in the fleet. This is a highly original and significant book on the great capital ships of the world. This is a highly original work that covers battleships across the World's navies. The Line of Battle ship emerged as the principle naval weapon that was the key to naval engagements for some three hundred years. The steam powered successors were to last little more than 100 years and were replaced as the capital ship by the aircraft carrier in WWII.
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The World of the Battleship - The Design and Careers of Capital Ships of the World’s Navies 1880-1990
Language: English
Author: Taylor B.
Genre: History
Publisher: Seafort Publishing
ISBN: 978 1 84832 178 6, 978 1 4738 8025 2, 978 1 4738 8024 5
Format: PDF, ePUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 1184
Description: This new volume is intended to present a global vision of the development of the world's battleships. In a collection of chapters by international, the design, building, and career of a significant battleship from each of the world's navies is explored that illuminates not just the ships but also the communities of officers and individuals that served in them and, more broadly, the societies and nations that built them. Each chapter explains the origins of a ship, her importance as a national symbol, and her place in the fleet. This is a highly original and significant book on the great capital ships of the world. This is a highly original work that covers battleships across the World's navies. The Line of Battle ship emerged as the principle naval weapon that was the key to naval engagements for some three hundred years. The steam powered successors were to last little more than 100 years and were replaced as the capital ship by the aircraft carrier in WWII.
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