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The Great Ships: British Battleships in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series)
Peter C. Smith
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Paperback. British Battleships in World War II. 475 pages, 50 b/w photos. Offers a study of the battleship in World War II. This work covers the famous chase after the Bismarck, the sinking of the Scharnhorst, and the coastal bombardments on D-Day. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 37. Weight: 806.
Although naval development before World War II focused on aircraft carriers, the British nevertheless had seventy battleships--larger and more powerful than ever before--under construction when war broke out in 1939. The war would hasten the battleship’s decline, but not before producing dramatic moments at sea around the globe: the hunt for the Bismarck, the sinking of the Scharnhorst, the defeat of the Graf Spee, and the earth-shattering bombardments on D-Day. Peter C. Smith recounts these and other stirring episodes of naval combat with verve and authority.
Although naval development before World War II focused on aircraft carriers, the British nevertheless had seventy battleships--larger and more powerful than ever before--under construction when war broke out in 1939. The war would hasten the battleship’s decline, but not before producing dramatic moments at sea around the globe: the hunt for the Bismarck, the sinking of the Scharnhorst, the defeat of the Graf Spee, and the earth-shattering bombardments on D-Day. Peter C. Smith recounts these and other stirring episodes of naval combat with verve and authority.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, United States
ISBN
9780811735148
SKU
V9780811735148
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About Peter C. Smith
Peter C. Smith is the author of numerous works of military history, including Fist from the Sky, Dive Bomber!, Massacre at Tobruk, and The Great Ships.
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