Ship Spotter's Guide

Informationen zum Autor Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney. Klappentext Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, naval ships of all sizes have revolutionized warfare. From the Viking longship, pirate ships and super dreadnoughts to today's nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers, naval warfare has proved to be an essential component of military forces across the world. The Ship Spotter's Guide provides essential information on 40 iconic ships, using detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition, as well as specification boxes to provide all the technical details. Vorwort A compact guide to 40 of the most iconic ships that have shaped warfare from the Ancient world to today. Zusammenfassung Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, naval ships of all sizes have revolutionized warfare. This guide provides essential information on 40 iconic ships, using detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition, as well as specification boxes to provide all the technical details. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Ancient Warships The Norse Longship Warships of the Far East Tudor Warships The Spanish Galleon Warships of the Anglo-Dutch War Pirate Ships Warships of the War of Independence Napoleonic Ship-of-the-Line Ironclads Union Monitors River Gunboats Commerce Raiders British Dreadnoughts German Dreadnoughts Super Dreadnoughts Austro-Hungarian Battleships Battlecruisers Destroyers Submarines Kriegsmarine U-boats German Battleships British Coastal Forces German Cruisers German Destroyers Japanese Carriers American Carriers Allied Submarines Japanese Battleships British Battleships American Destroyers American Fast Battleships Japanese Heavy Cruisers Italian Battleships British Cruisers Japanese Destroyers Vietnam Riverine Craft American Cold War Carriers Nuclear Submarines American Modern Super Carriers ...

Product details

• Authors: Angus Konstam, Konstam Angus
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2014
• EAN: 9781472808691
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-0869-1
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 130 mm x 10 mm
• Series: General Military; General Military
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Asia, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Naval, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, HISTORY / Reference, maritime history, Naval forces & warfare, Military vehicles, CE period up to c 1500, Warfare & defence, c 1500 onwards to present day, c 1000 CE to c 1500, United States of America, USA, Naval forces and warfare, Ships and boats: general interest, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE