German Battleships 1914-18 - Kaiser, Konig and Bayern Classes

Informationen zum Autor Gary Staff had a life-long passion for the history of the Imperial Navy and translated many contemporary documents on the subject. He contributed to a Channel 4 documentary on Jutland, exploring the Imperial Navy's experience of the battle. Klappentext Supported by official documents, personal accounts, official drawings and specially commissioned artwork, this volume is an enlightening history of the key classes of Kaiser, K_nig and Bayern that formed the backbone of the German Imperial Navy throughout World War I. It details the technological revolution that had taken place to ensure the building of these largest dreadnought classes, in particular the developments in size and armament as well as the steps taken to prevent battle damage as Germany readied herself for war. This account of design and technology is supplemented by individual ship histories detailing combat experience complete with first-hand accounts. The specially commissioned artwork also brings this history to life with a cutaway recreation of the fleet's flagship and the Battle of Moon Sound in the Baltic in 1917 where the battleship Konig caused the destruction of the Russian battleship Slava. Focuses on the design and development of the key dreadnought classes for the German Imperial Navy and their deployment in World War I, including the great clash of dreadnoughts at the Battle of Jutland and operations in the Baltic. Zusammenfassung Supported by official documents, personal accounts, official drawings and artwork, this volume is an informative history of the key classes Kaiser, Konig and Bayern that formed the backbone of the German Imperial Navy throughout World War I. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Design and Development Operation History Variants Colour plate commentary

Product details

• Authors: Gary Staff, Staff Gary
• Assisted by: Paul Wright (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2010
• EAN: 9781846034688
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-468-8
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 247 mm x 4 mm
• Series: New vanguard series; New Vanguard; New Vanguard; New vanguard series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Deutschland, Europäische Geschichte, Militärfahrzeuge, 1910 bis 1919 n. Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Seestreitkräfte und Kriegsführung, HISTORY / Military / World War I, Moderne Kriegsführung, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, 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, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Sea