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Battleships of World War I & World War II
Engelsk Hardback
Battleships of World War I & World War II
Engelsk Hardback

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A highly illustrated guide to the main battleships of the 20th century.
 
For centuries, battleships provided overwhelming firepower at sea. They were not only a major instrument of warfare, but also a visible emblem of a nation’s power, wealth, and pride. The rise of the aircraft carrier following the Japanese aerial strike on Pearl Harbor in 1941 highlighted the vulnerabilities of the battleship, bringing about its demise as a dominant class of warship. This book offers a detailed guide to the major types of battleships to fight in the two world wars. Explore HMS Dreadnought, the first of a class of fast, big-gun battleships to be developed at the beginning of the 20th century; see the great capital ships that exchanged salvos at the battle of Jutland, including the German battlecruiser Derfflinger, which sank the British battleship Queen Mary; find out about the destruction of HMS Hood, which exploded after exchanging fire with the Bismarck, which itself was sunk after a trans-Atlantic chase by a combination of battery fire and aircraft-launched torpedoes; and be amazed at the “super-battleship” Yamato, which despite its size and firepower, made a minimal contribution to Japan’s war effort and was sunk by air attack during the defense of Okinawa.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
128
ISBN-13:
9781838862947
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1838862943
Udg. Dato:
14 jun 2023
Længde:
16mm
Bredde:
348mm
Højde:
223mm
Forlag:
Amber Books Ltd
Oplagsdato:
14 jun 2023
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