The British Battle Fleet
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Author |
: Theodore Roosevelt |
Publisher |
: Franklin Classics |
Total Pages |
: 398 |
Release |
: 2018-10-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0342577905 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780342577903 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Naval War of 1812; Or, the History of the United States Navy During the Last War with Great Britain, to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans; Volume 1 by : Theodore Roosevelt
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author |
: David Hobbs |
Publisher |
: Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages |
: 481 |
Release |
: 2011-08-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781612519173 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1612519172 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis The British Pacific Fleet by : David Hobbs
In August 1944 the British Pacific Fleet did not exist. Six months later it was strong enough to launch air attacks on Japanese territory, and by the end of the war it constituted the most powerful force in the history of the Royal Navy, fighting as professional equals alongside the U.S. Navy. How this was achieved by a nation nearing exhaustion after five years of conflict is a story of epic proportions in which ingenuity, diplomacy, and dogged persistence all played a part. This ground-breaking new work by David Hobbs describes the background, creation, and expansion of the British Pacific Fleet from its first tentative strikes, through operations off the coast of Japan, to its impact on the immediate post-war period. It includes the opinions of U.S. Navy liaison officers attached to the British flagships.
Author |
: Frederick Thomas Jane |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 524 |
Release |
: 1914 |
ISBN-10 |
: PRNC:32101073815480 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis The British Battle Fleet by : Frederick Thomas Jane
Author |
: Daniel G. Ridley-Kitts |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 2013-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780750952002 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0750952008 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Grand Fleet 1914-19 by : Daniel G. Ridley-Kitts
The First World War was the first real time in 100 years that the reputation of the British Royal Navy was put on the line in defence of the country.This book tells of the creation and development of the Grand Fleet under the drive of the energetic and charismatic admiral of the fleet ‘Jacky’ Fisher, who modernised the navy with the introduction of the revolutionary Dreadnought battleship. This type of vessel in particular made other nations’ battleships obsolete, created a powerful weapon for the defence of Empire and trade, and finally defeated the designs of Kaiser William III. Using unique technical drawings rendered by the author, the history of the Grand Fleet is told in accessible narrative style, with outstanding technical detail which will satisfy naval enthusiasts.
Author |
: J. Levy |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2003-10-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780230511569 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0230511562 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Royal Navy's Home Fleet in World War 2 by : J. Levy
This book marks the first comprehensive history of Britain's naval bulwark, the Home Fleet. It illuminates the vital role that fleet played in preserving Britain as a base of operations against Hitler. We see portrayed the hard days of blockade, patrol, and battle that encompassed the Home Fleet's war. And we see how that war was made harder by weaknesses at the Admiralty and by the damaging interference of the Minister of Defence - Winston Churchill.
Author |
: Ian Buxton |
Publisher |
: Seaforth Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 323 |
Release |
: 2013-05-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781848320932 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1848320930 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Battleship Builders Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships by : Ian Buxton
The launch in 1606 of HMS Dreadnought, the worlds'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. Already locked in the same arms race with Germany, Britain urgently needed to build an entirely new battle fleet of these larger, more complex and more costly vessels In this she succeeded spectacularly; in little over a decade fifty such ships were completed, almost exactly double that of what Germany achieved It was only made possible by the companyÍs vast industrial nexus of shipbuilders, engine manufacturers, armament fleets and specialist armour producers, whose contribution to the Grand Feet is too often ignored. This heroic achievement, and how it was done, is the subject of this book. It charts the rise of the large industrial conglomerates that were key to this success, looks at the reaction to fast-moving technical changes, and analyses the politics of funding this vast national effort, both before and beyond the Great War. It also attempts to assess the true cost- and value- of the Grand Fleet in terms of the resources consumed. And finally, by way of contrast, it describes the effects of the post-war recession, industrial contraction, and the very different responses to rearmament in the run up to the Second World War.
Author |
: Alan Raven |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 444 |
Release |
: 1976 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015012401868 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis British Battleships of World War Two by : Alan Raven
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 |
: Andrew Gordon |
Publisher |
: Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages |
: 722 |
Release |
: 2013-02-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781612512327 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1612512321 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rules of Game by : Andrew Gordon
Foreword by Admiral Sir John Woodward. When published in hardcover in 1997, this book was praised for providing an engrossing education not only in naval strategy and tactics but in Victorian social attitudes and the influence of character on history. In juxtaposing an operational with a cultural theme, the author comes closer than any historian yet to explaining what was behind the often described operations of this famous 1916 battle at Jutland. Although the British fleet was victorious over the Germans, the cost in ships and men was high, and debates have raged within British naval circles ever since about why the Royal Navy was unable to take advantage of the situation. In this book Andrew Gordon focuses on what he calls a fault-line between two incompatible styles of tactical leadership within the Royal Navy and different understandings of the rules of the games.
Author |
: Nicholas Jellicoe |
Publisher |
: Seaforth Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2016-03-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781848323230 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1848323239 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Jutland by : Nicholas Jellicoe
“A compelling, dramatic account of the Royal Navy's last great sea battle.” —Robert K. Massie, Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times–bestselling author of Dreadnought More than a century later, historians still argue about this controversial and misunderstood World War I naval battle off the coast of Denmark. It was the twentieth century’s first engagement of dreadnoughts—and while it left Britain in control of the North Sea, both sides claimed victory and decades of disputes followed, revolving around senior commanders Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty. This book not only retells the story of the battle from both a British and German perspective based on the latest research, but also helps clarify the context of Germany’s inevitable naval clash and the aftermath after the smoke had cleared.
Author |
: Christopher P. Magra |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 351 |
Release |
: 2016-10-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107112148 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107112141 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Poseidon's Curse by : Christopher P. Magra
An investigation of the Atlantic origins of the American Revolution, focusing on the British navy's impressment of American ships and mariners.