The First Destroyers - Couverture rigide

Lyon, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1557502714 ISBN 13 : 9781557502711

Editeur : Naval Institute Press, 1997

Synopsis

A fascinating collection of information on the early development of the British torpedo boat destroyers up to the River class of 1900.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Lyon spent his working life at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, where for over twenty years he looked after the huge ships' plans collection before becoming Curator of Naval Ordnance, then Head of Enquiries and finally Chief of Research of the Maritime Information Centre. He served in the Royal Navy Reserve and having qualified as a diving officer, was instrumental in the development of underwater archaeology in Britain, diving on the Mary Rose amongst others. He is a member of the Council of the Society for Nautical Research and of the Nautical Museums Trust. He has written and lectured extensively both in Britain and abroad an his many publications include The Sailing Navy List, The Denny List, Steam, Steel and Torpedoes, and Sea Battles in Close-up: The Nelson Era. He has first-hand experience of all manner of craft and now shares with his wife a double-ended yole which they sail in the Thames estuary.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Naval Institute Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1557502714
• ISBN 13: 9781557502711
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
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• Personne responsable: non disponible