German Pocket Battleships 1939-1945

Informationen zum Autor Gordon Williamson is a retired civil servant who spent several years working for the Royal Military Police (TA). He has written over 60 military books, including a number of titles for Osprey: ELI 183 U-boat Tactics in World War II, MAA 434 World War II German Police Units etc. Amongst his primary interests are the German Navy in World War II, U-Boats, and the Military Police forces of the Allied and Axis armies. He lives near Edinburgh in Scotland. Klappentext After the end of World War I, the German Navy came up with the concept of the Panzerschiffe, or Pocket Battleship, as a method of circumventing treaty limitations on the size and types of ship Germany was permitted to build. New, more modern production methods, where welded construction prevailed over the older riveting process, were combined with the development of modern engines capable of fast speeds and a very powerful armament, far superior to that on any enemy Cruisers. This book covers these three sister ships, the 'Deutschland', the 'Admiral Graf Spee' and the 'Admiral Scheer', which formed the core of the Kriegsmarine's fighting power at the start of World War II. Zusammenfassung At the end of World War I the German Navy came up with the concept of the pocket battleship. This title covers the three sister ships - the "Deutschland", the "Admiral Graf Spee" and the "Admiral Scheer" which formed the core of the Kriegsmarine's fighting power at the start of World War II. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Design and Development · Operational History · The Variants · Further Reading · Colour plate commentary · Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gordon Williamson, Williamson Gordon
• Collaboration: Ian Palmer (Illustrations)
• Edition: Osprey Publishers
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 20.05.2003
• EAN: 9781841765013
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-501-3
• Pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 3 mm
• Thèmes: New vanguard series; New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New vanguard series
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Warfare & defence, Naval forces and warfare