supported by a fantastic selection of photos. Maritime AdviserĪ new edition of a book described by many as a modern classic. This revised edition presents the complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era. This magnificent reference book achieved the status of 'classic' soon after publication in 1986. Revised edition of an excellent and detailed reference work. José Manuél Rico Cortés (Mister JM) - Miniaturas JM Very interesting for those lovers of naval history of all time and who like stories based on real events.Įssential for Naval Modelling and Historians. Fully detailed data tables are included for every class, and more than 500 photographs and line drawings illustrate the text.Ī delight for the historian, enthusiast and ship modeller, it is a volume that is already regarded as an essential reference work for this most significant era in naval history and ship design.įeatured in: Cher Ami, GWSIG Newsletter – International Plastic Modellers Society (UK) – March 2021Īn impressive work with Brutal documentation. Beginning with Dreadnought, the book continues to the end of the First World War, and 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.Įach class of ship is described in detail so that design origins, and technical and operational factors, are discussed alongside characteristics, with special emphasis on armament, armour and machinery. One hundred years ago at Jutland, Dogger Bank, Heligoland Bight and the first battle for the Falklands, might squadrons of these great armoured ships fought their German counterparts for command of the seas. It presents, in one superb volume, the complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era. This superb reference book achieved the status of 'classic' soon after its first publication in 1986 it was soon out of print and is now one of the most sought-after naval reference books on the secondhand market.
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