British Battlecruisers 1914-1918

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence Burr has had a lifelong passion for naval history, and is a British specialist on the battle of Jutland. He has also conducted underwater explorations of Battlecruiser wrecks. He lives in the USA. Tony Bryan is a freelance illustrator of many years' experience who lives and works in Dorset. He worked for a number of years in Military Research and Development, and has a keen interest in military hardware. Tony has produced many illustrations for partworks, magazines and books, including a number of titles in the New Vanguard series. Klappentext British battlecruisers were not a "failed design" as is so often claimed, but a very successful and revolutionary one that was critical to, and instrumental in, Britain winning the naval war of 1914-18. This book contains previously untapped evidence from the wrecks of the sunken battlecruisers and detailed analysis of admiralty records to show why Admiral Fisher's famous battlecruiser concept was a revolution that drew together technological breakthroughs, global communications and intelligence gathering to create the first worldwide rapid-response task force. Zusammenfassung Early British battlecruisers were not a "failed design" as is so often claimed, but a successful and revolutionary one that was critical to Britain winning the naval war of 1914-18. This book contains information on these ships, and shows why Admiral Fisher's famous battlecruiser concept was a revolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction·Admiral Fisher and the Transformation of the Navy·Committee on Designs, 1904·British Battlecruisers·Construction·Modifications·Battlecruisers at War·Conclusion·Select Bibliography·Colour Plate Commentary·Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lawrence Burr, Burr Lawrence
• Mitarbeit: Tony Bryan (Illustration), Bryan Tony (Illustration)
• Verlag: Osprey Publishers
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 10.08.2006
• EAN: 9781846030086
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-008-6
• Seiten: 48
• Abmessung: 185 mm x 250 mm x 5 mm
• Serien: New Vanguard; New Vanguard; New vanguard series
• Themen: Sachbuch; European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Warfare & defence, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Naval forces and warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I