Battleship
Hough, Richard2022
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A compelling history of the greatest ships ever launched.The importance of the fighting ship is as considerable today as ever before. Battleships are built, counted, assessed and exercised with the same determination now as at the beginning of the twentieth century, and during the Napoleonic Wars. In this book, leading historian Richard Hough examines 15 of history's most significant and interesting battleships, from Lord Howard Effingham's Ark Royal, which held the Spanish Armada at bay, to the American New Jersey, which took part in three wars, and whose guns still remain ready for action. From the mighty German Bismarck of 1941, destroyed on its first operation voyage, 'Battleship' ranges to Admiral Nelson's legendary HMS Victory, still a flagship after more than 200 years.
Main title:
Battleship / Richard Hough.
Author:
Hough, Richard, author
Imprint:
London : Canelo History, 2022.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781800325388 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2285396
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