British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After - Couverture rigide

Friedman, Norman

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1591140781 ISBN 13 : 9781591140788

Editeur : Naval Institute Press, 2011

Synopsis

British Cruisers "Ship plans by A D Baker III, John R Dominy, Alan Raven and Paul Webb." Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

For most of the twentieth century Britain possessed both the world s largest merchant fleet and its most extensive overseas territories. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Royal Navy always showed a particular interest in the cruiser a multi-purpose warship needed in large numbers to defend trade routes and police the empire. Above all other types, the cruiser s competing demands of quality and quantity placed a heavy burden on designers, and for most of the inter-war years Britain sought to square this circle through international treaties restricting both size and numbers. In the process she virtually invented the heavy cruiser and inspired the large 6in-armed cruiser, neither of which, ironically, served her best interests. For the first time this book seeks to comprehend the full policy background, from which a different and entirely original picture emerges of British cruiser development. After the war the cruiser s role was reconsidered and the final chapters of the book cover modernisations, the plans for missile-armed ships and the convoluted process that turned the through-deck cruiser into the Invincible class light carriers. With detailed appendices of ship data, and illustrated in depth with photos and A D Baker s specially commissioned plans, British Cruisers truly matches the lofty standards set by Friedman's previous books on British destroyers.

Revue de presse :

This latest work from Norman Freidman is in many respects a sequel to the same author's two books on British destroyers, and those who purchased the latter books will know what to expect. In determining the focus and structure of the book the author has made a number of important decisions. The starting point for his descriptions of the development of each of the ships covered is the material held in the various British archives: Admiralty reports, Ships' Covers and Constructors' Workbooks. The line drawings are uniformly of a very high standard and although the photographs are excellent the inclusion of images taken later in the ship's career tends to interrupt the design narrative. However, many readers will find this a strength, and there is no doubting the depth of Dr Friedman's research. The quantity (and quality) of the illustrations is particularly impressive, and the production values of the book are everything one has come to expect from the pubisher. --(Warships - Naval Books of the Year)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Naval Institute Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1591140781
• ISBN 13: 9781591140788
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320