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Author : Peter Charles Smith,John Dominy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Cruisers (Warships)
ISBN : 0718302184
Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780966205
The German Navy of World War II was small in number, but contained some of the most technologically advanced capital ships in the world. This meant that although the Kriegsmarine never felt capable of encountering the might of the British Navy in a fleet action, her ships were individually more than a match for the outdated vessels of the Royal Navy. Nowhere was this more the case than in Germany's fleet of light cruisers. There were only six vessels in this fleet: the Emden, Leipzig, Köln, Königsberg, Karlsruhe and Nurnberg. This book describes their design, development and varied operational history throughout the course of the Second World War.
Author : Peter Charles Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Cruisers (Warships)
ISBN : UOM:39015004234236
Author : George J. Chambers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788456679
Author : Stephen Wentworth Roskill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015051854126
Author : Friedrich Ruge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : PSU:000027555767
Author : Stephen Wentworth Roskill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : WISC:89072326689
Author : M. J. Whitley
Publisher : Naval Inst Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 1557501416
Illustrated with hundreds of archive photographs and line drawings, Cruisers of World War Two is the large-format, comprehensive reference on the subject. Within one volume, it describes all the cruisers extant, completed or laid down during the period 1939-1945 by the nations of the world. Each class is featured with full coverage of its design, construction and subsequent modifications, together with tabulated details of builder, dates, specification data and notes on the fate of each ship. In format with the author's earlier work Destroyers of World War Two, this book is a major contribution to naval literature, which will enable historians, modellers and veterans to study the subject with an extra thoroughness and accuracy.
Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964300
The idea of a heavy cruiser emerged in the aftermath of World War I, and was closely linked to the limits set by the inter-war Washington Naval Treaty. The pre-World War I concept of armoured cruisers had been abandoned, but in their stead the Admiralty saw a place for powerful cruisers, able to patrol the sea lanes of the British Empire, and which were well-armed enough that they could destroy enemy commerce cruisers. The result was a group of British warships, known as the 'Washington Treaty Cruisers', that did everything the Admiralty wanted, but which conformed to the limits imposed by the treaty. These impressive cruisers were high-sided, spacious and stately – perfect peacetime ambassadors for British power. In war they also packed a considerable punch. During World War II the Royal Navy's thirteen heavy cruisers saw service in every theatre of the war, whether facing the Bismarck in the North Atlantic or enduring kamikaze attacks in the Pacific.
Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849086851
The idea of a heavy cruiser emerged in the aftermath of World War I, and was closely linked to the limits set by the inter-war Washington Naval Treaty. The pre-World War I concept of armoured cruisers had been abandoned, but in their stead the Admiralty saw a place for powerful cruisers, able to patrol the sea lanes of the British Empire, and which were well-armed enough that they could destroy enemy commerce cruisers. The result was a group of British warships, known as the 'Washington Treaty Cruisers', that did everything the Admiralty wanted, but which conformed to the limits imposed by the treaty. These impressive cruisers were high-sided, spacious and stately – perfect peacetime ambassadors for British power. In war they also packed a considerable punch. During World War II the Royal Navy's thirteen heavy cruisers saw service in every theatre of the war, whether facing the Bismarck in the North Atlantic or enduring kamikaze attacks in the Pacific.
Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472805027
In the early 20th century Britain's largest colonies established their own small naval presence, and their ships fought alongside the Royal Navy during World War I. These fleets were expanded during the inter-war years, and in 1939 the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy willingly joined the fight on behalf of the British Commonwealth. For the most part these small navies consisted of a few cruisers and destroyers, designed to protect territorial waters and local sea lanes. However, these warships and their crews soon found themselves involved in a global war, and consequently were called upon to fight wherever they were needed, against the Germans, the Italians and the Japanese. This book tells the story of these small cruiser forces, and the men who served the Allied cause so well during the long and brutal war at sea.
Author : Stephen Wentworth Roskill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UCAL:B4055922
Author : John Creswell
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Wayne Patton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Cruisers (Warships)
ISBN : 0897474988
Japan entered World War II with the third-largest navy in the world, after those of Great Britain and the United States. The 18 heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy were a combined force of large and powerful ships designed for attack rather than defense. Long, low to the water, heavy, and fast, they looked like no other nation's cruisers, with their flush decks and curved hulls, topped off with large, pagoda-like tower bridges. Designers of the heavy cruisers gave them a highly original arrangement of curved funnels, turrets, and masts. They were at once beautiful and deadly as they sliced through the waves on their way to Pacific battles. Packed with more than 90 black-and-white photos, six color profiles, and line drawings.
Author : Brian Walter
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612008578
The award-winning historian’s acclaimed account of British sea power throughout WWII: “a must-read for anyone interested in Naval warfare” (PowerShips magazine). For four centuries the British realm depended on sea power to defend itself against a myriad of threats. The Royal Navy established itself as the “Sovereign of the Seas,” helping transform a small island nation into the center of a global empire. But Britain’s maritime services faced an unprecedented challenge during World War II, and the survival of the nation was at stake. The Longest Campaign tells the epic story of British sea power in the Second World War. It is a comprehensive and detailed account of the activities, results, and relevance of Britain’s maritime effort in the Atlantic and off northwest Europe. Military historian Brian Walter looks at the entire breadth of the maritime conflict, exploring the contribution of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, and British merchant marines, as well as their Commonwealth equivalents. Walter puts the maritime conflict in the context of the overall war effort and shows how the various operations and campaigns were intertwined. Finally, he provides unique analysis of the effectiveness of the British maritime effort and role it played in Allied victory.
