Format | Hardcover |
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Battleships: The World’s Greatest Battleships from the 16th Century to the Gulf War
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Reading age: | 12 years and up |
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Part of series: | World's Greatest |
Print length: | 224 pages |
Language: | English |
Dimensions: | 20.96 x 2.06 x 27.46 cm |
Publisher: | Amber Books Ltd |
Publication date: | 14 September 2022 |
ISBN-10: | 1838862188 |
ISBN-13: | 978-1838862183 |
Description
For more than 400 years, the big-gun warship stood as the supreme naval war machine. It was not only a major instrument of warfare, but a visible emblem of a nation’s power, wealth and pride. Battleships features 52 of the greatest warships to have sailed in the last 500 years. Beginning with English king Henry VIII’s flagship, Henry Grace a Dieu , the book covers all the main periods of battleship development, including the great sail ships, such as Sovereign of the Seas , Santissima Trinidad and Victory . The advent of steam-driven warships provides the core of the book, beginning with the introduction of Gloire in 1859, and continuing through all the major pre-Dreadnoughts, such as Inflexible , Maine and Tsessarevitch . There is detailed coverage of the great battleships of the two world wars, including Derfflinger , Yamato and Iowa , while the book closes with the last new battleship to be commissioned, Vanguard , in 1946. Each entry includes a brief description of the battleship’s development and history, a colour profile artwork, key features and specifications. Packed with more than 200 artworks and photographs, Battleships is a colourful guide for the military historian and naval warfare enthusiast. —- ISBN: 9781838862183 | ISBN10: 1838862188 | ISBN-13: 978-1838862183
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