The Battleships - Hardcover

Johnston, Ian; McAuley, Rob

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ISBN 10: 0760310181 ISBN 13: 9780760310182

Publisher: Motorbooks Intl, 2001

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Before the nuclear bomb, no weapon evoked as much fear as the battleship. Spanning almost two centuries, from the Battle of Trafalgar to the Gulf War, this illustrated history explores the rapid evolution of battleship deployment, effectiveness, and design from canvas to steam, timber to steel armor, muzzle-loading cannons to missiles. Special attention is given to the postWorld War I arms race that witnessed the United States, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan vying for the brawniest maritime muscle. Also examined are the effects of advanced submarine and aviation technologies on the battleship, and the results of specific instances like the sinking of the Hood by the Bismarck and the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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About the Author:

Ian Johnston is a lecturer, author and TV producer. A shipping enthusiast, his past publications include 40 Years of Dreadnoughts, Beardmore Built: The Rise and Fall of a Clydeside Shipyard and Ships for a Nation. He was Series Advisor on the Channel 4 series The Liners and is associate producer of The Battleships. Rob McAuley is an award-winning TV producer and director. A keen ocean racing yachtsman, he has twice crossed the Pacific under sail and survived being shipwrecked in the Straits of Magellan. The Battleships follows his hugely successful Channel 4 book The Liners which was a Sunday Times bestseller.

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