Author: Bernard Ireland
Publisher: HarperResource
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
All the greatest battleships from World War I to the 1991 Gulf War.
Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century
Author: Bernard Ireland
Publisher: HarperResource
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
All the greatest battleships from World War I to the 1991 Gulf War.
Publisher: HarperResource
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
All the greatest battleships from World War I to the 1991 Gulf War.
Jane's War at Sea 1897-1997
Author: Bernard Ireland
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0004720652
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Provides a history of fighting ships and major players in world naval operations, from the navies of Great Britain in the late 1800s to the post Cold War vessels used in the Gulf War.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0004720652
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Provides a history of fighting ships and major players in world naval operations, from the navies of Great Britain in the late 1800s to the post Cold War vessels used in the Gulf War.
Jane's Naval History of WWII
Author: Bernard Ireland
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0004721438
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
The author, a naval historian, reveals the critical elements that determined the war at sea.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0004721438
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
The author, a naval historian, reveals the critical elements that determined the war at sea.
Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I
Author: John Evelyn Moore
Publisher: Crescent
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Reproduced from the wartime editions of Jane's All the World's Ships.
Publisher: Crescent
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Reproduced from the wartime editions of Jane's All the World's Ships.
Jane's Naval Airpower
Author: Bernard Ireland
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9780007111527
Category : Aircraft carriers
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This title is an illustrated guide to the development of the aircraft as an instrument of naval power from its inception in the early 20th century to the modern day. Naval warfare was transformed by airpower, but it was a hit and miss process. The Royal Navy pioneered the use of aircraft carriers during World War I, but famously lost Prince of Wales and Repulse to land based Japanese bombers in 1941. From the early days of airships and bi-planes, the carrier planes of the Pacific to the very latest in carrier based strike aircraft, and anti-submarine helicopters, Bernard Ireland reveals how airpower has revolutionized naval warfare.
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9780007111527
Category : Aircraft carriers
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This title is an illustrated guide to the development of the aircraft as an instrument of naval power from its inception in the early 20th century to the modern day. Naval warfare was transformed by airpower, but it was a hit and miss process. The Royal Navy pioneered the use of aircraft carriers during World War I, but famously lost Prince of Wales and Repulse to land based Japanese bombers in 1941. From the early days of airships and bi-planes, the carrier planes of the Pacific to the very latest in carrier based strike aircraft, and anti-submarine helicopters, Bernard Ireland reveals how airpower has revolutionized naval warfare.
The Mighty Hood
Author: Ernle Bradford
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497625742
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The story of the HMS Hood, the last great warship of the British Royal Navy, told by the bestselling author of Hannibal. When it was launched in 1918, the HMS Hood was the flagship of the Royal Navy. As a battle cruiser, “The Mighty Hood” was fast enough to evade enemy cruiser ships and powerful enough to destroy them. But for all the Hood’s might, it had one fatal flaw: armor had been sacrificed for speed. In 1941, the Hood confronted the legendary German warship Bismarck. A salvo from the enemy penetrated the Hood’s ammunition magazine, destroying the British ship and killing all but three of its crew. The brutal defeat marked the end of the Royal Navy’s dominance. But it also inspired Winston Churchill’s vow to sink the Bismarck—a vow that in time was fulfilled. Through oral history and documentary research, Ernle Bradford chronicles the Hood’s career from design to demise, with colorful insight into life aboard the ship as well as its broader historical significance.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497625742
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The story of the HMS Hood, the last great warship of the British Royal Navy, told by the bestselling author of Hannibal. When it was launched in 1918, the HMS Hood was the flagship of the Royal Navy. As a battle cruiser, “The Mighty Hood” was fast enough to evade enemy cruiser ships and powerful enough to destroy them. But for all the Hood’s might, it had one fatal flaw: armor had been sacrificed for speed. In 1941, the Hood confronted the legendary German warship Bismarck. A salvo from the enemy penetrated the Hood’s ammunition magazine, destroying the British ship and killing all but three of its crew. The brutal defeat marked the end of the Royal Navy’s dominance. But it also inspired Winston Churchill’s vow to sink the Bismarck—a vow that in time was fulfilled. Through oral history and documentary research, Ernle Bradford chronicles the Hood’s career from design to demise, with colorful insight into life aboard the ship as well as its broader historical significance.
Jane's American Fighting Ships of the 20th Century
Author: John Moore
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781561447206
Category : Navies
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781561447206
Category : Navies
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
The Complete Encyclopedia of Battleships
Author: Tony Gibbons
Publisher: Crescent
ISBN: 9780517378106
Category : Battle cruisers
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Chronicles the history of the 324 classes of battleships and battlecruisers. Includes technical and performance data.
Publisher: Crescent
ISBN: 9780517378106
Category : Battle cruisers
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Chronicles the history of the 324 classes of battleships and battlecruisers. Includes technical and performance data.
US Standard-type Battleships 1941–45 (1)
Author: Mark Stille
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472806980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Written by US Navy expert Mark Stille, this book offers a unique insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships. It provides a detailed investigation into the histories of each of the warships in the Standard-type battleship classes, the first three of which, the Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, formed the US Navy's main force in the inter-war period. The Standard-types reflected a new design philosophy: by designing each class to meet common standards of maneuvrability and handling, vessels of different classes could operate as a single tactical unit without being limited by the performance of the slowest and least maneuvrable ship. At the time of their construction, these ships incorporated the latest design features such as triple gun turrets. Although they were rendered increasingly obsolete by evolving naval doctrines and the ascendance of the fast battleship, they served with distinction throughout World War II. This study combines analysis of design features and an absorbing narrative of operational histories to offer a comprehensive picture of the Standard-type battleships, from the brutal destruction of the USS Arizona to the triumphant occupation of Japan.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472806980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Written by US Navy expert Mark Stille, this book offers a unique insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships. It provides a detailed investigation into the histories of each of the warships in the Standard-type battleship classes, the first three of which, the Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, formed the US Navy's main force in the inter-war period. The Standard-types reflected a new design philosophy: by designing each class to meet common standards of maneuvrability and handling, vessels of different classes could operate as a single tactical unit without being limited by the performance of the slowest and least maneuvrable ship. At the time of their construction, these ships incorporated the latest design features such as triple gun turrets. Although they were rendered increasingly obsolete by evolving naval doctrines and the ascendance of the fast battleship, they served with distinction throughout World War II. This study combines analysis of design features and an absorbing narrative of operational histories to offer a comprehensive picture of the Standard-type battleships, from the brutal destruction of the USS Arizona to the triumphant occupation of Japan.
British Battleships of World War One
Author: R.A. Burt
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612519555
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
This new edition of a classic work on British battleships is the most sought after book on the subject. Containing many new photographs from the author's exhaustive collection this superb reference book presents the complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era. Beginning with Dreadnought, all of the fifty dreadnoughts, 'super-dreadnoughts' and battlecruisers that served the Royal Navy during this era are described and superbly illustrated with photographs and line drawings.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612519555
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
This new edition of a classic work on British battleships is the most sought after book on the subject. Containing many new photographs from the author's exhaustive collection this superb reference book presents the complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era. Beginning with Dreadnought, all of the fifty dreadnoughts, 'super-dreadnoughts' and battlecruisers that served the Royal Navy during this era are described and superbly illustrated with photographs and line drawings.