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Book Synopsis The Design and Construction of British Warships, 1939-1945: Landing craft and auxiliary vessels by : David K. Brown
Download or read book The Design and Construction of British Warships, 1939-1945: Landing craft and auxiliary vessels written by David K. Brown and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fleet train landing craft, tugs, armed merchant cruisers, and RFA tankers are detailed.
Book Synopsis The Design and Construction of British Warships 1939 - 1945: The Official Record by : David K. Brown
Download or read book The Design and Construction of British Warships 1939 - 1945: The Official Record written by David K. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Design and Construction of British Warships, 1939-1945: Major surface vessels by : David K. Brown
Download or read book The Design and Construction of British Warships, 1939-1945: Major surface vessels written by David K. Brown and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new three-volume set presents the official view of the wartime design effort as written by those actually involved. The volumes offer authoritative, firsthand insight into the performance of every ship that served in the Royal Navy during World War II and shed light on the design rationale and procedures. Battleships, monitors, carriers, cruisers, fast minelayers, and destroyers are fully examined.
Book Synopsis The Design and Construction of British Warships, 1939-1945: Submarines, escorts, and coastal forces by : David K. Brown
Download or read book The Design and Construction of British Warships, 1939-1945: Submarines, escorts, and coastal forces written by David K. Brown and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Submarines, corvettes, frigates, fleet mine sweepers, and motor torpedo boats are thoroughly presented.
Book Synopsis Rebuilding the Royal Navy by : D. K. Brown
Download or read book Rebuilding the Royal Navy written by D. K. Brown and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This design history of post-war British warship development, based on both declassified documentation and personal experience, is the fourth and final volume in the authors masterly account of development of Royal Navys ships from the 1850s to the Falklands War. In this volume the author covers the period in which he himself worked as a Naval Constructor, while this personal knowledge is augmented by George Moores in-depth archival research on recently declassified material. The RN fleet in 1945 was old and worn out, while new threats and technologies, and post-war austerity called for new solutions. How designers responded to these unprecedented challenges is the central theme of this book. It covers the ambitious plans for the conversion or replacement of the bigger ships; looks at all the new construction, from aircraft carriers, through destroyers and frigates, to submarines (including nuclear and strategic), to minesweepers and small craft. The authors pay particular attention to the innovations introduced, and analyses the impact of the Falklands War. At the start of the twenty-first century the Royal Navy is still a powerful and potent force with new and a number of innovative classes, both surface and sub-surface, coming on stream. This book offers a fascinating insight into how the post-war fleet developed and adapted to the changing role of the Navy.
Book Synopsis The Design and Construction of British Warships 1939 - 1945: The Official Record by : David K. Brown
Download or read book The Design and Construction of British Warships 1939 - 1945: The Official Record written by David K. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Design and Construction of British Warships, 1939-1945 by : David K. Brown
Download or read book The Design and Construction of British Warships, 1939-1945 written by David K. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of World War II, the Director of Naval Construction set the various design teams within his department the task of recording their wartime efforts, in an attempt to benefit from the experiences of the War while memories were still fresh. Chapters were commissioned on all the types, from the largest fleet carriers to the humblest tugs and tankers. These relatively short summaries set out all the principal achievements, distilled the essential lessons of combat and pointed the way towards postwar improvements.
Download or read book The Great Ships written by Peter C. Smith and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military historian Smith offers an authoritative study of British battleships in World War II, highlighting stirring episodes of naval combat around the globe.
Book Synopsis Nelson to Vanguard by : David K. Brown
Download or read book Nelson to Vanguard written by David K. Brown and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history and analysis of the Royal Navy’s warships before and during WWII—their design, development, and adaptation to new threats. Nelson to Vanguard, the third volume in D.K. Brown’s bestselling series on warship design and development, looks at the Royal Navy’s response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties in the interwar years, and analyzes the fleet that was constructed to fight the Second World War. The author focuses on the principal prewar developments, such as the first purpose-built aircraft carriers and the growing perception of the threat of air attack to warships. All the wartime construction programs are covered, such as the massive expansion in escort ships to counter the U-boat menace, and the development of the amphibious warfare fleet for the D-Day landings in 1944. Full analysis is also provided of the experience of wartime damage, as well as the once top secret pre- and postwar damage trials. Illustrated throughout with a superb collection of contemporary photographs and numerous line drawings, this now classic work is an essential read for naval historians and enthusiasts.
Book Synopsis British Warships of the Second World War by : John Roberts
Download or read book British Warships of the Second World War written by John Roberts and published by Seaforth. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reproduces a representative selection of official plans depicting the main types of warship with which the Royal Navy fought the Second World War. Carefully chosen from the incomparable collection at the National Maritime Museum, these range from battleships and fleet aircraft carriers, through cruisers, destroyers and submarines, to examples of the vast array of specialist vessels built during the war. Concentrating on 'as fitted' drawings which show the warships as they first entered service, this collection offers an unprecedented wealth of detail on the equipment and fittings of some of the Royal Navy's most famous ships. It also documents how their appearance changed over time, since many of the plans include alterations and additions made in different shades of ink and wash, and here printed in full colour for instant understanding of the modifications. With an accompanying text and detailed individual captions by one of the leading experts in the field, this book provides an insight into the warship design process itself, and explains for the benefit of ship modellers and technical historians which types of plan contain the most valuable information. For anyone with more than a passing interest in warship design and construction, this book will be a revelation.
Book Synopsis The Great Ships Pass by : Peter Charles Smith
Download or read book The Great Ships Pass written by Peter Charles Smith and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Naval Ship Models of World War II in 1/1250 and 1/1200 Scales by : Robert K. Liu
Download or read book Naval Ship Models of World War II in 1/1250 and 1/1200 Scales written by Robert K. Liu and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for collectors and modelers—packed with photos, technical information, practical advice, and history. The origins of 1/1250 and 1/1200 scale models can be traced back to the first years of the twentieth century and their use as identification aids by the military during the First World War. When peace came, the manufacturers aimed their increasingly sophisticated products at collectors, and ever since then acquiring, enhancing, modifying, or scratch-building miniature ship models has been an avidly pursued hobby around the world. This new book focuses on models of the ships of the Second World War, and the author addresses all the practical issues that might confront collectors who like to enhance, convert, and modify their models, or even scratch-build models of ships not commercially available. The book covers both Allied and Axis warships, naval airplanes, merchant conversions, and even an Italian armed schooner, and provides historic and technical information on the ships represented as well as practical advice on modeling them—including twenty-five chapters covering everything from initial production techniques such as spin casting, silicon mold casting, resin casting, die-casting, plastic mold injection, and 3D printing through techniques for enhancing and modifying models to eventually researching and scratch-building an uncommon ship or type. The focus is always on particular vessels and the vast array covered builds into a fascinating panorama of the vessels that fought across the world’s oceans in that era. The combination of intriguing background and historical information, combined with detailed practical information and more than 300 stunning photographs, makes this book irresistible to collectors, modelers, or anyone with an interest in the navies of the Second World War.
Download or read book Nelson to Vanguard written by D K Brown and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume in D K Brown's bestselling series on warship design and development looks at the Royal Navy's response to the restrictions placed on it by the Washington Naval Treaties in the inter-war years, and analyses the fleet that was constructed to fight the Second World War. He focusses on the principal pre-war developments such as the first purpose-built aircraft carriers and the growing perception of the threat of air attack to warships. All the wartime construction programs are covered, such as the massive expansion in escort ships to counter the U-boat menace, and the development of the amphibious warfare fleet for the D-Day landings in 1944. Full analysis is also provided of the experience of wartime damage, as well as the once top secret pre- and post-war damage trials. Illustrated throughout with a superb collection of contemporary photographs and numerous line drawings, this now classic work is required reading for naval historians and enthusiasts. "Yet another tour de force. Highly recommended." - Warship World "This is a truly magnificent effort, both in content and presentation." - Warship
Book Synopsis Two Navies Divided by : Brian Lavery
Download or read book Two Navies Divided written by Brian Lavery and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title is derived from George Bernard Shaw’s comment that ‘England and America are two countries divided by a common language.’ It is not intended to imply that the two navies were seriously at odds with one another, but rather to suggest, as in the case of language, that common roots and usages varied significantly. And the Second World War is a pertinent moment for comparison. They fought on the same side against a common enemy for nearly four years, but Britain fought the war for the survival of itself and its empire, though in the long term it failed with the latter, while the American government fought to maintain its influence through the balance of power; its people fought for revenge for Pearl Harbor, and out of a sense of justice. In this new book, Brian Lavery describes and analyzes the differences and similarities between the two navies and in doing so sheds fascinating light on how the naval war was fought. For example, both navies had spectacular failures after entering the war – the Royal Navy off Norway, the USN at Pearl Harbor and Savo Island. Paradoxically, both commenced the war with quite amateur performances by professional navies and ended with highly skilled performances by largely amateur manned forces. The training systems for regular officers had flaws in both countries. In Britain, entry was largely dependent on family income, in America, on political influence. But American officers probably had a broader perspective by the time they entered active service. The book covers ships and weapons systems – for instance, the British used too many gun types in the 4 to 6in range, while the Americans concentrated on the well-designed 5in. And the author describes conditions onboard ships. British vessels were awash with alcohol, which had its attractions for Americans when alongside; the Americans offered ice cream in return. These examples represent only a tiny proportion of the subjects covered in this stimulating analysis. Aviation, the marines of both navies, anti-submarine and mine warfare, uniforms, propulsion systems, shipbuilding and building programs, commanders and national leaders, ratings and officers, ship design, geographical environments, naval bases, hammocks and bunks, the deployment of women – these are among the myriad big and small themes that will open the eyes of naval historians and enthusiasts, and show anyone with an interest in the Second World War how these two great allies came together to defeat the Axis forces.
Book Synopsis Diary of a Wartime Naval Constructor by : IAN BUXTON BY (EDITED.)
Download or read book Diary of a Wartime Naval Constructor written by IAN BUXTON BY (EDITED.) and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Battleship Builders by : Ian Johnston
Download or read book The Battleship Builders written by Ian Johnston and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-08 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How shipbuilders, engine manufacturers, and more united to build Britain’s Grand Fleet: “Superbly written…One of the best naval titles I have seen.”—Marine News The launch in 1906 of HMS Dreadnought, the world’s first all-big-gun battleship, rendered all existing battle fleets obsolete, but at the same time it wiped out the Royal Navy’s numerical advantage, so expensively maintained for decades. Already locked in the same arms race with Germany, Britain urgently needed to build an entirely new battle fleet of these larger, more complex, and costlier vessels. In this she succeeded spectacularly; in little over a decade fifty such ships were completed, almost exactly double what Germany achieved. It was only made possible by a vast industrial nexus of shipbuilders, engine manufacturers, armament fleets, and specialist armor producers, whose contribution to the Grand Fleet is too often ignored. This heroic achievement, and how it was done, is the subject of this book. It charts the rise of the large industrial conglomerates that were key to this success, looks at the reaction to fast-moving technical changes, and analyzes the politics of funding this vast national effort, both before and beyond the Great War. It also attempts to assess the true cost—and value—of the Grand Fleet in terms of the resources consumed. And finally, by way of contrast, it describes the effects of the postwar recession, industrial contraction, and the very different responses to rearmament in the run up to the Second World War. Includes photographs
Book Synopsis Battleship Design and Development, 1905-1945 by : Norman Friedman
Download or read book Battleship Design and Development, 1905-1945 written by Norman Friedman and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
