The world of the battleship : the lives and careers of twenty-one capital ships from the world's navies, 1880-1990 / edited by Bruce Taylor.
| Other author/creator | Taylor, Bruce, 1967- editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2018] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2018 |
| Description | 440 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm |
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| Contents | Introduction / Bruce Taylor -- The turret ship Chen Yuen (1882) / Qing Feng -- The armoured cruiser Garibaldi (1895) / Guillermo Andrés Oyarzábal -- The battleship Iéna (1898) / Philippe Caresse -- The coastal battleship Eidsvold (1900) / Jacob Børresen -- The battleship Slava (1903) / Sergei Vinogradov with Stephen McLaughlin -- The coastal battleship Peder Skram (1908) / Tom Wismann -- The battleship Minas Geraes (1908) / João Roberto Martins Filho -- The armoured ship De Zeven Provinciën (1909) / Leon Homburg -- The armoured cruiser Georgios Averof (1910) Georgios Averof (1910) / Zisis Fotakis -- The battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim (ex-Goeben, 1911) / Gökhan Atmaca -- The battleship Viribus Unitis (1911) / Lawrence Sondhaus -- The battlecruiser Australia (1911) / Richard Pelvin -- The battleship Almirante Latorre (1913) / Carlos Tromben Corbalán & Fernando Wilson Lazo -- The battleship Alfonso XIII (1913) / Agustín Ramón Rodríguez González -- The armoured ship Sverige (1915) / Ulf Sundberg -- The battlecruiser Hood (1918) / Bruce Taylor -- The battleship Nagato (1919) / Hans Lengerer & Lars Shlberg -- The coast defence ship Väinämöinen (1930) / Jari Aromaa -- The battleship Scharnhorst (1936) / Thomas Schmid -- The battleship Littorio (1937) / Arrigo Velicogna -- The battleship Missouri (1944) / Paul Stillwell. |
| Abstract | "This new volume is intended to present a global vision of the development of the world's battleships. In a collection of chapters by international, the design, building, and career of a significant battleship from each of the world's navies is explored that illuminates not just the ships but also the communities of officers and individuals that served in them and, more broadly, the societies and nations that built them. Each chapter explains the origins of a ship, her importance as a national symbol, and her place in the fleet. This is a highly original and significant book on the great capital ships of the world."--Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2018948313 |
| ISBN | 9780870219061 |
| ISBN | 0870219065 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | V815 .W67 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |