Birth of the Battleship: British Capital Ship Design 1870-1881 - Rilegato

Beeler, John

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1840675349 ISBN 13: 9781840675344

Casa editrice: Caxton Editions, 2003

Riassunto

The British ship designers who plied their trade between 1870 and 1881 have long been criticized for being retrogressive and emblematic of the so-called dark ages of the British Admiralty. In this revisionist study, John Beeler goes beyond a purely technical analysis to examine crucial external factors that affected ship building--politics, finance, bureaucracy, strategy, and foreign threats. He makes a persuasive case that the Admiralty's sensible approach to the many problems of the decade laid the foundation for modern battleship design. Based largely on primary sources, the author's argument is backed up with solid details and many original plans that are reproduced here for the first time. This major new work will please both technical historians and everyone interested in the legend and lore of battleships.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Caxton Editions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1840675349
• ISBN 13: 9781840675344
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 224