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British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After by Norman Friedman Hard Cover Book
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- ISBN-13
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
ISBN-10
1399097911
ISBN-13
9781399097918
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15057260032
Product Key Features
Book Title
British Cruisers : Two World Wars and after
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / Naval
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
63.1 Oz
Item Length
11.2 in
Item Width
9.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"An essential work for anyone interested in the Royal Navy and modern naval operations." -- The NYMAS Review "...We enthusiastically recommend British Cruisers for those who are interested in the history of the British, Australian or New Zealand navies, and technology buffs interested in the history of radar, communications, and electronics in naval weapons systems." -- The Northern Mariner "...An extraordinarily detailed account of the development of Royal Navy cruisers...This is a towering work, and one which any reader with even a passing interest in British cruiser development will want to own." -- Warship 2012
Dewey Decimal
623.82530941
Synopsis
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 cruisers 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 cruisers role was reconsidered and the final chapters of the book cover modernizations, 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.
LC Classification Number
V820.5.G7
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