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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. Ian Palmer is a highly experienced digital artist with two decades of experience in the video games industry, both as a 3D artist and an Art Director. He has a passion for military history, gaming and riding his motorbike. He lives in Warwickshire with his wife, daughter and menagerie of pets. John White was born in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, in 1941. After school in NW London he achieved a scholarship to Harrow Collage of Art. He then took up an apprenticeship with the Forestry Commission in Lincolnshire, before qualifying for a place at the FC Forester Training School at Benmore in Argyllshire to study botany and dendrology. He remained with the Forestry Commission, joining their research division in 1962 and following the late Alan Mitchell as Research Dendrologist. He retired in 1996. He has contributed to many publications on the subject of northern hemisphere trees, and illustrated his own Forest and Woodland Trees for OUP in 1995. Klappentext By the end of the Civil War the US Navy was the most advanced in the world, but in subsequent years America's naval might dwindled. However, in the 1880s a 'New Navy' was born and at the forefront of its fleet were the mighty cruisers. Naval historian Lawrence Burr details how these cruisers allowed America to rebuild their navy, exploring the design and development of these ships. Placing these advances in context, through vivid accounts of how US cruisers performed in the Spanish-American War of 1898, notably at Manila Bay and Santiago, he investigates the emergence of the US Navy as a major power. Illustrated with early photographs and full-colour artwork, this is a concise history of the birth and development of a modern navy that was the precursor to the development of modern steel fleets around the world.Details the development of the US Cruisers, which formed the backbone of the early 'Steel Navy' and propelled the US Navy into the modern age Zusammenfassung By the end of the Civil War the US Navy was the most advanced in the world! but in subsequent years America's naval might dwindled. However! in the 1880s a 'New Navy' was born and at the forefront of its fleet were the mighty cruisers. Naval historian Lawrence Burr details how these cruisers allowed America to rebuild their navy! exploring the design and development of these ships. Placing these advances in context! through vivid accounts of how US cruisers performed in the Spanish-American War of 1898! notably at Manila Bay and Santiago! he investigates the emergence of the US Navy as a major power. Illustrated with early photographs and full-colour artwork! this is a concise history of the birth and development of a modern navy that was the precursor to the development of modern steel fleets around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · A Naval Renaissance · Design and Construction · The Ships · Cruisers in Action · Pointing the Guns · USS Olympia · Conclusion · Select Bibliography · Appendix · Index...
