Battleships of World War I & World War II: 1914-45 (Technical Guides)
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For centuries, battleships provided overwhelming firepower at sea. They were not only a major instrument of warfare, but a visible emblem of a nation’s power, wealth and pride. The rise of the aircraft carrier following the Japanese aerial strike on Pearl Harbor in 1941 highlighted the vulnerabilities of the battleship, bringing about its demise as a dominant class of warship.
This book offers a detailed guide to the major types of battleships to fight in the two World Wars. Explore HMS Dreadnought, the first of a class of fast, big-gun battleships to be developed at the beginning of the 20th century; see the great capital ships that exchanged salvos at the battle of Jutland, including the German battlecruiser Derfflinger, which sank the British battleship Queen Mary; find out about the destruction of HMS Hood, which exploded after exchanging fire with the Bismarck, which itself was sunk after a trans-Atlantic chase by a combination of battery fire and aircraft-launched torpedoes; and be amazed at the ‘super-battleship’ Yamato, which despite its size and firepower, made minimal contribution to Japan’s war effort and was sunk by air attack during the defence of Okinawa.
Illustrated with more than 120 vivid artworks and photographs, Technical Guide: Battleships of World War I and World War II is an essential reference guide for modellers and naval warfare enthusiasts.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Amber Books Ltd (14 Jun. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 128 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1838862943 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1838862947 |
| Reading age | 14 years and up |
| Dimensions | 17.93 x 1.47 x 22.33 cm |
by Skinbo
to vague and brief, big subject for a small book.
by Ed Lamond
that there weren’t enough pages, especially of this size, to do the subject detailed justice. I nevertheless read the book with enjoyment, and savoured the photos and artwork, before giving it my grandson, aged 13– albeit quite advanced for his years.
An opportunity was missed in that the author covered HMS Queen Elizabeth (the namesake of her class), rather than HMS Warspite, her sister-ship, since the latter helped make decisive contributions to both World Wars– at Jutland in 1916 and especially in the Mediterranean against Italy in WW2. She might have been displayed pictorially from her commissioning, then through the two upgrades that sought to modernise her.
I almost added a fifth star for the pleasure this book gave my grandson; you might try it out on yours, yourself or your sons; some granddaughters and daughters might also enjoy it. It’s an absorbing primer, covering the birth, evolution, then redundancy of the battleship, ending with a useful glossary.