The Royal Navy And The Capital Ship In The Interwar Period

Author : Joseph Moretz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136340369

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The Royal Navy and the Capital Ship in the Interwar Period by Joseph Moretz Pdf

Joseph Moretz's innovative work focuses on what battleships actually did in the inter-war years and what its designed war role in fact was. In doing so, the book tells us much about British naval policy and planning of the time. Drawing heavily on official Admiralty records and private papers of leading officers, the author examines the navy's operational experience and the evolution of its tactical doctrine during the interwar period. He argues that operational experience, combined with assumptions about the nature of a future naval war, were more important in keeping the battleship afloat than conservatism in Navy.

Author : C. Bell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2000-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230599239

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The Royal Navy, Seapower and Strategy between the Wars by C. Bell Pdf

This revisionist study shows how the Royal Navy's ideas about the meaning and application of seapower shaped its policies during the years between the wars. It examines the navy's ongoing struggle with the Treasury for funds, the real meaning of the 'one power standard', naval strategies for war with the United States, Japan, Germany and Italy, the influence of Mahan, the role of the navy in peacetime, and the use of propaganda to influence the British public.

Author : R. A. Burt,Wilfrid Pym Trotter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Battleships
ISBN : 0853685630

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Battleships of the Grand Fleet by R. A. Burt,Wilfrid Pym Trotter Pdf

Author : Alan Raven,John Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Battle cruisers
ISBN : UOM:39015012401868

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British Battleships of World War Two by Alan Raven,John Roberts Pdf

This lavishly-illustrated volume, first published in 1976 and back by popular demand, presents the full story of the design and construction of every British battleship and battlecruiser class that served in World War II--from the Queen Elizabeth class to the Vanguard. Noted authors Alan Raven and John Roberts include a comperehensive review of each ship's initial configuration and refits as well as developments in weapons, gunnery, fire control, radar, protection, and propulsion. There are also sections devoted to combat actions involving British battleships and comparisons with battleships of other navies. Six hundred photographs and illustrations, including sixteen fold-out pages, complement the authoritative history of the vessels. For other books in the battleship series, see page 26.

Author : R. A. Burt,Wilfrid Pym Trotter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039376186

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Battleships of the Grand Fleet by R. A. Burt,Wilfrid Pym Trotter Pdf

Author : G. H. Bennett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474268394

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The Royal Navy in the Age of Austerity 1919-22 by G. H. Bennett Pdf

This book thoroughly explores and analyses naval policy during the period of austerity that followed the First World War. During this post-war period, as the Royal Navy identified Japan its likely opponent in a future naval war, the British Government was forced to “tighten its belt” and cut back on naval expenditure in the interests of “National Economy”. G.H. Bennett draws connections between the early 20th century and the present day, showing how the same kind of connections exist between naval and foreign policy, the provision of ships for the Royal Navy, business and regional prosperity and employment. The Royal Navy in the Age of Austerity 1919-22 engages with a series of important historiographical debates relating to the history of the Royal Navy, the failures of British Defence policy in the inter-war period and the evolution of British foreign policy after 1919, together with more mundane debates about British economic, industrial, social and political history in the aftermath of the First World War. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of British naval history.

Author : Andrew Boyd
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 851 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473892507

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The Royal Navy in Eastern Waters by Andrew Boyd Pdf

How British naval power in the Indian Ocean played a critical early role in WWII: “Commands the reader's attention. . . . a history game-changer.” —Warship, Naval Books of the Year This new work tells the compelling story of how the Royal Navy secured the strategic space from Egypt in the west to Australasia in the East through the first half of the Second World War—and explains why this contribution, made while Russia’s fate remained in the balance and before American economic power took effect, was so critical. Without it, the war would certainly have lasted longer and decisive victory might have proved impossible. After the protection of the Atlantic lifeline, this was surely the Royal Navy’s finest achievement, the linchpin of victory. The book moves authoritatively between grand strategy, intelligence, accounts of specific operations, and technical assessment of ships and weapons. It challenges established perceptions of Royal Navy capability and will change the way we think about Britain’s role and contribution in the first half of the war. The Navy of 1939 was stronger than usually suggested and British intelligence did not fail against Japan. Nor was the Royal Navy outmatched by Japan, coming very close to a British Midway off Ceylon in 1942. And it was the Admiralty, demonstrating a reckless disregard for risks, that caused the loss of Force Z in 1941. The book also lays stress on the key part played by the American relationship in Britain’s Eastern naval strategy. Superbly researched and elegantly written, it adds a hugely important dimension to our understanding of the war in the East.

Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848322257

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The British Battleship 1906-1946 by Norman Friedman Pdf

The British battleship is one of the most intensely studied of all naval topics, but it is also among the most popular. Norman Friedman is one of the most highly regarded of all naval writers, with an avid following for his work. Therefore, a new book on British battleships by Friedman is a major event, and has been eagerly awaited ever since knowledge of the project began to circulate among enthusiasts.Friedman has the ability to bring new ideas to even the most over-worked subjects, based on extensive original research and a talent for explaining technology in the wider context of politics, economics and strategy. His latest book covers the development of Royal Navy capital ships, including battlecruisers, from the pre-history of the revolutionary Dreadnought of 1906 to the last of the line, HMS Vanguard in 1946. Repleat with original insights, the story that emerges will enlighten and surprise even the most knowledgeable.The attraction of the book is enhanced by sets of specially commissioned plans of the important classes by John Roberts and A D Baker III, both renowned experts in their own right, plus a colour section featuring the original Admiralty draughts, including a spectacular double gatefold.For many with an interest in warships, this will be the book of the year.

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472841179

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British Battleship vs German Battleship by Angus Konstam Pdf

At the outbreak of World War II, the four key Capital German ships comprised the Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Their primary threats where the Royal Navy's King George Vclass battleships, the most modern British battleships in commission during World War II and some of the Navy's most powerful vessels. Five ships of this class were built: HMS King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Howe (late 1942) and Anson (late 1942). The powerful vessels in this class would clash with the pride of the Kriegsmarine in two major engagements: first, during the Battle of the Denmark Strait and subsequent pursuit of the Bismarck between 24 and 27 May 1941, and again at the Battle of the North Cape on 26 December 1943. Alongside the King George V class, the Royal Navy's two-ship Nelson-class (Nelson and Rodney), comprised Britain's only other battleships built in the interwar years. Both ships served extensively in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian oceans during the war, but their moment of fame came when Rodney (together with King George V) chased down and bombarded the doomed Bismarck in May 1941. This superbly detailed addition to the Duel series compares and contrasts the design and development of these opposing capital ships, and describes the epic clashes on the high seas that ended with the destruction of the Kriegsmarine's major naval assets.

Author : John Grehan,Martin Mace
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473837355

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Capital Ships at War, 1939–1945 by John Grehan,Martin Mace Pdf

Dispatches in this volume include those relating to the sinking of the German battleship Graf Spee in the Battle of the River Plate in 1939, the loss of the battleships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse in the Far East, the sinking of the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst in 1943, the attack on Tirpitz by midget submarines, the contribution by British Pacific Fleet to the assault on Okinawa in 1945 (which included four Royal Navy battleships), and the sinking of Bismarck in 1941.This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.

Author : J. Maiolo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230374492

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The Royal Navy and Nazi Germany, 1933–39 by J. Maiolo Pdf

This book focuses on the Royal Navy's response to the rise of the German navy under Hitler within the broad context of the ongoing debate about Britain's policy of appeasement. It combines a narrative of diplomatic events and Whitehall policy-making with the thematic analysis of naval intelligence and war planning. Drawing on the wide range of sources, the author argues that the Admiralty's enthusiasm for naval armaments diplomacy with Nazi Germany was far more rational and more complex than previous studies would suggest.

Author : Warren Tute
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UCAL:B4255714

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The True Glory by Warren Tute Pdf

Author : Arthur Marder
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848321625

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From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow by Arthur Marder Pdf

The five volumes that constitute Arthur Marder's From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow represented arguably the finest contribution to the literature of naval history since Alfred Mahan. A J P Taylor wrote that 'his naval history has a unique fascination. To

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:464436777

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German Warships of World War I. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arthur Jacob Marder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:49015001311316

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From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow by Arthur Jacob Marder Pdf