Conway's All the World's Battleships
Author: Ian Sturton
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13:
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Conway's Battleships
Author: Ian Sturton
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781591141327
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Fully updated with an extended introduction by Ian Sturton and an outstanding selection of images, Conway's Battleships is a comprehensive study of the world's capital ships from the emergence of HMS Dreadnought in 1906. In their day, these mighty ships represented a country's military pride. They served with distinction in two World Wars and threatened and impressed in equal measure. Superseded by the aircraft carrier and finally rendered obsolete in the missile age, a few of these ships, nevertheless, continued in service to the end of the twentieth century, with two of the US Iowa class present at the Gulf War in 1990-91." "Organized by nation, type and class, each entry describes the sister-ships of the class in detail, with specification tables, diagrams of ships in profile and career histories. A wealth of visual information can be gained from browsing through the many photographs and artworks, showing hull and deck details, ships in port, underway and in action. Fully international in its scope and extensive in its coverage, this is an essential addition to the library of any naval historian or warship enthusiast."--BOOK JACKET.
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921
Author: Robert Gardiner
Publisher: Naval Inst Press
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9780870219078
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides descriptions, specifications, and histories for a wide range of warships including destroyers, cruisers, torpedo-boats, and submarines
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905
Author: Eugène M. Koleśnik
Publisher:
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 456
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBattleships
Author: Stanley L. Sandler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2004-12-01
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 1851094156
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom ancient times to World War II and the postwar period, Battleships charts the evolution of the vessel that ruled the seas—a vessel that, until the arrival of the aircraft carrier, would be the most expensive and complex human-made moving object in history. Battleships charts the dramatic evolution of this dominating war vessel. Coverage ranges from ancient galleys to the great ships of World War II to the present, with special emphasis on the ironclad era of the mid-19th century (which saw the greatest innovation over the shortest timespan in naval history) and the great 20th-century battleship race of the dreadnought era. Written by expert military historian Stanley Sandler, Battleships provides insightful examinations of the technological and tactical aspects of important warships from around the world and across time. It also looks at the political and social factors driving the decision to produce battleships in different countries. No other volume has ever captured so completely the impact of the battleship as a weapon of war and a symbol of power.
British Battleships of World War One
Author: R.A. Burt
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2012-11-15
Total Pages: 359
ISBN-13: 1612519555
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Conway's All the World's Battleships
Author: Ian Sturton
Publisher: Brassey's
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780851774480
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorld War II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with General Sources
Author: Loyd Lee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1997-08-21
Total Pages: 546
ISBN-13: 0313033145
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA broadly interdisciplinary work, this handbook discusses the best and most enduring literature related to the major topics and themes of World War II. Military historiography is treated in essays on the major theaters of military operations and the related themes of logistics and intelligence, while political and diplomatic history is covered in chapters on international relations, resistance movements, and collaboration. The volume analyzes themes of domestic history in essays on economic mobilization, the home fronts, and women in the military and civilian life. The book also covers the Holocaust. This handbook approaches each topic from a global viewpoint rather than focusing on individual national communities. Except for nonprint material, the literature, research, and sources surveyed are primarily those available in English. The volume is aimed at both experts on the war and the general academic community and will also be useful to students and serious laymen interested in the war.
Historical Dictionary of the United States Navy
Author: James M. Morris
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2011-04-01
Total Pages: 572
ISBN-13: 0810874792
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe second edition of Historical Dictionary of the United States Navy covers U.S. Naval developments, personnel, and engagements from the colonial times to the present day. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on people, places, events and other terminology of the Navy. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the United States Navy.
Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships
Author: Les Brown
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Published: 2013-06-03
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 1783830263
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites.This volume covers the five ships of the highly successful Queen Elizabeth class, a design of fast battleship that set the benchmark for the last generation of dreadnoughts. Although they fought with distinction in WW1, all were thought valuable enough to be modernised between the wars - indeed, three were massively reconstructed, providing the modelmaker with a challenging variety of possible subjects.
