Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923-1945 - Softcover

Brown, D. K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184832149X ISBN 13: 9781848321496

Verlag: Seaforth Publishing, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

The third volume in D K Brown's bestselling series on warship design and development looks at the Royal Navy's response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties in the inter-war years, and analyses the fleet that was constructed to fight the Second World War. He focusses on the principal pre-war developments such as the first purpose-built aircraft carriers and the growing perception of the threat of air attack to warships. All the wartime construction programmes are covered, such as the massive expansion in escort ships to counter the U-boat menace, and the development of the amphibious warfare fleet for the D-Day landings in 1944. Full analysis is also provided of the experience of wartime damage, as well as the once top secret pre- and post-war damage trials. Illustrated throughout with a superb collection of contemporary photographs and numerous line drawings, this now classic work is required reading for naval historians and enthusiasts.'Yet another tour de force. Highly recommended.'Warship World 'This is a truly magnificent effort, both in content and presentation.'Warship

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D K BROWN led a distinguished career as a naval architect, retiring in 1988 as Deputy Chief Naval Architect of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. He published widely on the subject of warship design and built a reputation as a clear and brilliant commentator on the development of the ships of the Royal Navy. He died in 2008.

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• Verlag: Seaforth Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 184832149X
• ISBN 13: 9781848321496
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
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