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Author | : Robert M. Farley |
Publisher | : Wildside Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2015-12-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1479405574 |
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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.
Author | : Norman Friedman |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-10-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781682477588 |
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The Norman Friedman Illustrated Design History series of U.S. warships books has been an industry standard for three decades and has sold thousands of copies worldwide. To mark and celebrate this achievement, the Naval Institute Press is proud to make these books available once more. Digitally remastered for enhanced photo resolution and quality, corrected, and updated, this series will continue to serve--for scholars and enthusiasts alike--as the foundation for U.S. naval warship research and reference for years to come. U.S. Battleships is one the most comprehensive references available on the entire development of U.S. battleships, starting in 1886, with Maine and Texas, continuing to South Carolina, the U. S. Navy's first dreadnought, through to the behemoth Montana-class of World War II, Friedman authoritatively analyzes the design and performance histories of this popular type. The long careers of the Iowa-class, including their recommissioning in the late Cold War, are covered. Like the other books in Friedman's design-history series, U.S. Battleships is based largely on formerly classified internal U.S. Navy records. Friedman, a leading authority on U.S. warships, explains the political and technical rationales for building battleships and recounts the evolution of each design. Alan Raven and A.D. Baker III have created detailed scale outboard and plan views of each ship class and of major modifications to many classes. Numerous photographs complement the text.
Author | : R.A. Burt |
Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 2012-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1612519555 |
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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.
Author | : William H. Garzke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 517 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Battle cruisers |
ISBN | : 9780710604040 |
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Author | : Michael Green |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781560655541 |
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Introduces the development, military uses, weaponry, dangers, and locomotion of battleships. Includes photo diagram.
Author | : John C. Reilly |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Tomás López Medel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 2 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Battleships |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Robert F. Sumrall |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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A unique compilation of technical data and the career histories of the lowa, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Missouri.
Author | : Peter Hore |
Publisher | : Lorenz Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-01-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780754829812 |
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For nearly 150 years, the battleship has been the embodiment of a nation's power. This book traces the evolution of the mighty ships, from the battle cruisers of the late 19th century to the sophisticated, high-technology weapons of today.
Author | : Michael Green |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2014-09-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526742438 |
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This pictorial history of US battleships illustrates the power, versatility, and many combat operations of this naval stalwart across the 20th century. Between 1895 and 1944, the US Navy commissioned some 60 steel-clad battleships; from the USS Indiana (BB-1) to the USS Missouri (BB-63). After an impressive showing in the Spanish-American War and the Great White Fleet's circumnavigation of the world, US battleships played only a minor role in the First World War. They came into their own in World War II, bombarding enemy-held coastal regions, facing off against their Japanese counterparts, and providing essential protection of aircraft carriers. Their armor, at nearly a foot and a half thick, saved many lives in the face of suicidal kamikaze pilots. After World War II, battleships were relegated to war reserve status, but their conversion to platforms for cruise missiles gave them a vital new role. The last US battleship retired in 1992, having served in Korean, Vietnam, and Iraq. Combining rare wartime photographs and authoritative text by military expert Michael Green, Battleships of the United States Navy gives the expert and layman a detailed overview of one of the greatest weapon systems in military history.