Excellent and well illustrated account of how the fifty odd British Capital ships of the 20th century were built.320pp. Fine copy in dust wrapper. This is the now rare original hardback edition, not the recent paperback version!

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Title

Battleship Builders : Constructing and Arming British Capital

Publisher

SEAFORTH

Publication Date

2013

Language

English

ISBN 10

1848320930

ISBN 13

9781848320932

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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Maritime - Naval

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Synopsis

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. This title charts the rise of the large industrial conglomerates that were key to this success, looks at their reaction to fast-moving technical changes, and analyses the politics of funding this vast national effort, both before and during the Great War.

About the Author

IAN JOHNSTON has had a lifelong interest in shipbuilding, and has written histories of both John Brown's and Beardmore's. His most recent book, Clydebank Battlecruisers, was published in 2011. IAN BUXTON, a retired naval architect, is an acknowledged expert on shipbuilding, and is perhaps best known for his book Big Gun Monitors.

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