Dreadnought :: the ship that changed the world /

The years before World War I were the 'Age of the Dreadnought'. The monumental battleship design, first introduced by Admiral Fisher to the Royal Navy in 1906, was quickly adopted around the world and led to a new era of maritime warfare. In this book, Roger Parkinson provides a re-writing...

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1. Verfasser: Parkinson, Roger (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.
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Zusammenfassung:The years before World War I were the 'Age of the Dreadnought'. The monumental battleship design, first introduced by Admiral Fisher to the Royal Navy in 1906, was quickly adopted around the world and led to a new era of maritime warfare. In this book, Roger Parkinson provides a re-writing of the naval history of Britain and the other leading naval powers - Germany, America and Japan - from the 1880s to the early years of World War I. He shows how the dreadnought enabled the Royal Navy to develop from being primarily the navy of the 'Pax Britannica' in the Victorian era to being a war-ready fi.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857737052
0857737058
9780755621569
0755621565

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