Fighting Ships Of World War Two 1937 1945 Volume I United Kingdom And Commonwealth

Author : Alexander Dashyan,Ivan Gogin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798500481207

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Fighting Ships of World War Two 1937 - 1945. Volume I. United Kingdom and Commonwealth by Alexander Dashyan,Ivan Gogin Pdf

This book, the first in the "Fighting ships of World War Two" series, contains reference information about all fighting ships and boats of Royal Navy and Navies of Commonwealth, served, built or ordered in days of the Second World War. Articles contain information about designing, building and service of all ships and their technical data and modernization. Texts are accompanied by many photos and side view drawings. The book also contains information about organization of Royal Navy, British ship-based airplanes and naval weapons.

Author : Ivan Gogin
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798390379127

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Fighting Ships of World War Two. Volume I. United Kingdom and Commonwealth by Ivan Gogin Pdf

This book, the first in the 'Fighting ships of World War Two. New edition.' series, provides reference information on all ships and boats of the Royal Navy and the Navies of the Commonwealth in service, built or ordered during World War II. The articles contain information about the design, construction and operation of all ships, their technical characteristics and modernization. The texts are accompanied by many photographs and drawings. The book also contains information about the organization of the Royal Navy and the Navies of the Commonwealth, naval aviation and naval armaments of the United Kingdom.

Author : Peter C. Smith
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811735148

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The Great Ships by Peter C. Smith Pdf

Military historian Smith offers an authoritative study of British battleships in World War II, highlighting stirring episodes of naval combat around the globe.

Author : Ivan Gogin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798530659478

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Fighting Ships of World War Two 1937 - 1945. Volume VI. Italy by Ivan Gogin Pdf

This book, the sixth in the "Fighting ships of World War Two" series, contains reference information about all fighting ships and boats of the Royal Italian Navy, served, built or ordered in days of the Second World War. Articles contain information about designing, building and service of all ships and their technical data and modernization. Texts are accompanied by many photos and side view drawings. The book also contains information about organization of the Italian Navy, Italian ship-based airplanes and naval weapons.

Author : Francis Edwin McMurtrie
Publisher : Gramercy Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : History
ISBN : 0517679639

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Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II by Francis Edwin McMurtrie Pdf

Describes the ships used by the British, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and American navies during World War II

Author : Alexander Dashyan,Ivan Gogin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798705448036

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Fighting Ships of World War Two 1937 - 1945. Volume I. United Kingdom and Commonwealth. by Alexander Dashyan,Ivan Gogin Pdf

This book, the first in the "Fighting ships of World War Two" series, contains reference information about all fighting ships and boats of Royal Navy and Navies of Commonwealth, served, built or ordered in days of the Second World War. Articles contain information about designing, building and service of all ships and their technical data and modernization. Texts are accompanied by many photos and side view drawings. The book also contains information about organization of Royal Navy, British ship-based airplanes and naval weapons.

Author : Antony Beevor
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 829 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780316084079

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The Second World War by Antony Beevor Pdf

A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the Second World War. In this searing narrative that takes us from Hitler's invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 to V-J day on August 14, 1945 and the war's aftermath, Beevor describes the conflict and its global reach -- one that included every major power. The result is a dramatic and breathtaking single-volume history that provides a remarkably intimate account of the war that, more than any other, still commands attention and an audience. Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched, Beevor's grand and provocative account is destined to become the definitive work on this complex, tragic, and endlessly fascinating period in world history, and confirms once more that he is a military historian of the first rank.

Author : Mark Lardas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472839756

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US Navy Destroyer Escorts of World War II by Mark Lardas Pdf

The Destroyer Escort was the smallest ocean-­going escort built for the United States Navy – a downsized destroyer with less speed, fewer guns, and fewer torpedoes than its big brother, the fleet destroyer. Destroyer escorts first went into production because the Royal Navy needed an escort warship which was larger than a corvette, but which could be built faster than a destroyer. Lacking the shipyards to build these types of ships in Britain, they ordered them in the US. Once the US unexpectedly entered World War II, its navy suddenly also needed more escort warships, even warships less capable than destroyers, and the destroyer escort was reluctantly picked to fill the gap. Despite the Navy's initial reservations, these ships did yeoman service during World War II, fighting in both the Atlantic and Pacific, taking on both U-boat and Japanese submarines and serving as the early warning pickets against kamikazes later in the war. They also participated in such dramatic actions as the Battle of Samar (where a group of destroyers and destroyer escorts fought Japanese battleships and cruisers to protect the escort carriers they were shielding) and the capture of the U-505 (the only major naval vessel captured at sea by the US Navy). The destroyer escorts soldiered on after World War II in both the United States Navy and a large number of navies throughout the world, with several serving into the twenty-first century. This book tells the full story of these plucky ships, from their design and development to their service around the world, complete with stunning illustrations and contemporary photographs.

Author : Jonathan Fennell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 967 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107030954

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Fighting the People's War by Jonathan Fennell Pdf

Jonathan Fennell captures for the first time the true wartime experience of the ordinary soldiers from across the empire who made up the British and Commonwealth armies. He analyses why the great battles were won and lost and how the men that fought went on to change the world.

Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848320789

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British Cruisers by Norman Friedman Pdf

For most of the twentieth century Britain possessed both the world’s largest merchant fleet and its most extensive overseas territories. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Royal Navy always showed a particular interest in the cruiser – a multi-purpose warship needed in large numbers to defend trade routes and police the empire. Above all other types, the cruiser’s competing demands of quality and quantity placed a heavy burden on designers, and for most of the inter-war years Britain sought to square this circle through international treaties restricting both size and numbers. In the process she virtually invented the heavy cruiser and inspired the large 6in-armed cruiser, neither of which, ironically, served her best interests. For the first time this book seeks to comprehend the full policy background, from which a different and entirely original picture emerges of British cruiser development. After the war the cruiser’s role was reconsidered and the final chapters of the book cover modernisations, the plans for missile-armed ships and the convoluted process that turned the ‘through-deck cruiser’ into the Invincible class light carriers. With detailed appendices of ship data, and illustrated in depth with photos and A D Baker’s specially commissioned plans, British Cruisers truly matches the lofty standards set by Friedman’s previous books on British destroyers.

Author : Roland Wilbur Charles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Transports
ISBN : UOM:39015012354554

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Troopships of World War II by Roland Wilbur Charles Pdf

"This book contains authentic photographs and salient facts covering 358 troopships used in World War II. In addition, other vessels of miscellaneous character, including Victory and Liberty type temporary conversions for returning troops, are listed in the appendices ..."--Pref.

Author : Charles D. Pettibone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 669 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466996465

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The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II by Charles D. Pettibone Pdf

There are numerous "order of battle" books on the market. So what makes this one so special? Why should one decide on this particular book? Most "order of battle" books usually deal only at the division and corps level of a country's army. Most higher commands are not covered. This book deals with all the branches of a country's military, giving a breakdown of all the major echelons of command, from theater down to brigade, under each component (army groups, armies, corps, divisions, and brigades), and the equivalent command structure for the other military branches are included. Second, it attempts to give an overall command structure of the country's military, showing the central headquarters command structure as well as the major components (army groups, armies, corps, etc.). Third, most "order of battle" books list the commander and their dates of tenure. This book includes those but also lists their next duty assignments or where they went after leaving the post. One can literally trace a general officer's career through the upper echelons of command, making this completely different from all the other books on order of battle in the market.

Author : Marcus Faulkner,Alessio Patalano
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781949668063

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The Sea and the Second World War by Marcus Faulkner,Alessio Patalano Pdf

The sea shaped the course and conduct of World War II, from the first moments of the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, to the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. The impact could be felt far beyond the shoreline, as the arms and armies carried across the oceans were ultimately destined to wage war ashore. Populations and industries depended on the raw materials and supplies in a war that increasingly became a contest of national will and economic might. Ultimately, it was the war at sea that linked numerous regional conflicts and theaters of operation into a global war. As the war grew in complexity and covered an increasingly larger geographical area, the organization of the maritime effort and the impact it had on the formulation of national strategy also evolved. This volume illustrates the impact of naval operations on the Second World War by highlighting topics previously neglected in the scholarship. In doing so, it provides new insights into political, strategic, administrative, and operational aspects of the maritime dimension of the war.

Author : David Hobbs
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848321380

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British Aircraft Carriers by David Hobbs Pdf

This book is a meticulously detailed history of British aircraft-carrying ships from the earliest experimental vessels to the Queen Elizabeth class, currently under construction and the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy. Individual chapters cover the design and construction of each class, with full technical details, and there are extensive summaries of every ship's career. Apart from the obvious large-deck carriers, the book also includes seaplane carriers, escort carriers and MAC ships, the maintenance ships built on carrier hulls, unbuilt projects, and the modern LPH. It concludes with a look at the future of naval aviation, while numerous appendices summarise related subjects like naval aircraft, recognition markings and the circumstances surrounding the loss of every British carrier. As befits such an important reference work, it is heavily illustrated with a magnificent gallery of photos and plans, including the first publication of original plans in full colour, one on a magnificent gatefold.??Written by the leading historian of British carrier aviation, himself a retired Fleet Air Arm pilot, it displays the authority of a lifetime's research combined with a practical understanding of the issues surrounding the design and operation of aircraft carriers. As such British Aircraft Carriers is certain to become the standard work on the subject.

Author : Stanley Woodburn Kirby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015046353622

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The War Against Japan: The decisive battles by Stanley Woodburn Kirby Pdf