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British Naval Weapons of World War Two: The John Lambert Collection: Destroyer Weapons (1) - Couverture rigide

Friedman, Norman

 
9781526747679: British Naval Weapons of World War Two: The John Lambert Collection: Destroyer Weapons (1)
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ISBN 10 : 1526747677 ISBN 13 : 9781526747679
Editeur : Seaforth Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. By the time of his death in 2016 he had produced over 850 sheets of drawings, many of which have never been published. These have now been acquired by Seaforth and this is the first of a planned series of albums on selected themes, reproducing complete sheets at a large page size, with an expert commentary and captioning. The initial volumes will concentrate on British naval weaponry used in the Second World War, thus completing the project John Lambert was working on when he died. His interest was always focused on smaller warships and his weapons drawings tend to be of open mountings - the kind that present a real challenge to modelmakers - rather than enclosed turret guns, but he also produced drawings of torpedo tubes, underwater weapons, fire-control directors and even some specific armament-related deck fittings. This volume covers all such weapons carried by British destroyers of this era, with additional appendices devoted to earlier guns still in service, and destroyer-calibre weapons only mounted in larger ships. The drawings are backed by introductory essays by Norman Friedman, an acknowledged authority on naval ordnance, while a selection of photographs add to the value of the book as visual reference. Over time, the series will be expanded to make this unique technical archive available in published form, a move certain to be welcomed by warship modellers, enthusiasts and the many fans of John Lambert's work.

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À propos de l'auteur

NORMAN FRIEDMAN is arguably America's most prominent naval analyst, and the author of more than thirty books covering a range of naval subjects, including Naval Anti-Aircraft Guns & Gunnery and Naval Weapons of World War One.

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Éditeur
Seaforth Publishing
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1526747677
ISBN 13 
9781526747679
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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