The British battleship 1906-1946 / Norman Friedman.
| Author/creator | Friedman, Norman, 1946- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2015. |
| Description | 448 pages, 6 unnumberd pages of plates : illustrations, plans (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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 |
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| Joyner | Item has been checked out | V815.5 .G7 F75 2015 | Due 12/01/2026 | Want This? |