British Battlecruisers, 1905-1920 PDF
by John Roberts
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';A valuable stand-alone text ... Contains large amounts of data on all of the vessels officially classified as battlecruisers in the Royal Navy.' International Journal of Maritime History
The brainchild of Admiral Sir John Fisher, battlecruisers combined heavy guns and high speed in the largest hulls of their era. Conceived as super-cruisers to hunt down and destroy commerce raiders, their size and gun-power led to their inclusion in the battlefleet as a fast squadron of capital ships. This book traces in detail the development of Fisher's original idea into first battlecruiser Invincible of 1908, through to the Splendid Cats of the Lion class, and culminating in HMS Hood in 1920, the largest warship in the world for the next twenty years. The origins of the unusual light battlecruisers of the Courageous type are also covered.
';The author is still the foremost authority on battleships from Dreadnought and, although
now retired, he continues to research the subject. This new edition of the definitive book on battlecruisers has been updated with the latest findings from his research. An outstanding review of the subject.' Firetrench
';It is good to see this book back in print with this improved edition.' Warship, ';Naval Books of the Year'
The brainchild of Admiral Sir John Fisher, battlecruisers combined heavy guns and high speed in the largest hulls of their era. Conceived as super-cruisers to hunt down and destroy commerce raiders, their size and gun-power led to their inclusion in the battlefleet as a fast squadron of capital ships. This book traces in detail the development of Fisher's original idea into first battlecruiser Invincible of 1908, through to the Splendid Cats of the Lion class, and culminating in HMS Hood in 1920, the largest warship in the world for the next twenty years. The origins of the unusual light battlecruisers of the Courageous type are also covered.
';The author is still the foremost authority on battleships from Dreadnought and, although
now retired, he continues to research the subject. This new edition of the definitive book on battlecruisers has been updated with the latest findings from his research. An outstanding review of the subject.' Firetrench
';It is good to see this book back in print with this improved edition.' Warship, ';Naval Books of the Year'
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- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Pen & Sword Books
- Publication Date:30/10/2016
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- ISBN:9781473882386
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Pen & Sword Books
- Publication Date:30/10/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781473882386
