The British battleship 1906-1946 - ECU Libraries Catalog

The British battleship 1906-1946 / Norman Friedman.

Author/creator	Friedman, Norman, 1946- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2015.
Description	448 pages, 6 unnumberd pages of plates : illustrations, plans (some color) ; 30 cm
Subject(s)	Great Britain. Royal Navy--History --20th century. Battleships--Great Britain --History --20th century. Battleships--Great Britain --Design and construction --History --20th century.

Contents	Technology -- The approach to the Dreadnought revolution -- Admiral Fisher and a new battleship -- The first battlecruisers -- Follow-on dreadnoughts -- 'We want eight' -- The ultimate dreadnoughts -- The export market -- War construction -- War -- A new generation -- The inter-war battle fleet -- Colour section: Original Admiralty draughts -- The treaty era -- Modernising the fleet -- The end of the treaties: London 1936 -- New battleships at last -- The 'escalator' clause -- War again -- The end of the battleship era.
General note	Illustrations on lining papers.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9781591145622 hardcover
ISBN	1591145627 hardcover

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	V815.5 .G7 F75 2015	✔ Available	Place Hold