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British and German Battlecruisers: Their Development and Operations
Michele Cosentino
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Description for British and German Battlecruisers: Their Development and Operations
Hardcover. A new and comparative study of the ship type that fought at Jutland. Num Pages: 256 pages, 220 black and white photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 245. .
The fast and formidably-armed battlescruisers of Great Britain and Germany that were developed before and during the First World War are, in this new book, compared and contrasted in a way, and at a level of detail that has never been attempted before. The authors begin by looking at the relationship and rivalry between Great Britain and Germany and at how foreign policy, strategic and tactical considerations, economic, industrial and technological developments, and naval policies led to the instigation of the battlecruiser programmes in both countries. Chapters are then devoted to the development of the type in each country, ... Read more
The fast and formidably-armed battlescruisers of Great Britain and Germany that were developed before and during the First World War are, in this new book, compared and contrasted in a way, and at a level of detail that has never been attempted before. The authors begin by looking at the relationship and rivalry between Great Britain and Germany and at how foreign policy, strategic and tactical considerations, economic, industrial and technological developments, and naval policies led to the instigation of the battlecruiser programmes in both countries. Chapters are then devoted to the development of the type in each country, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Seaforth Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1628g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848321847
SKU
V9781848321847
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Michele Cosentino
MICHELE COSENTINO is a retired Commodore in the Italian Navy. He has written extensively on naval policy and technical issues, his most recent book focusing on the design and operations of Italian aircraft carriers from 1912 to 2011. RUGGERO STANGLINI contibutes to Italian defence magazines and he has written several books on naval affairs.
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