Книга на английском языке. a new illustrated history and analysis of italy's [url00-01040069]world war ii[/url00-01040069] destroyers, a formidable foe for allied forces attempting to attack the sea lanes between italy and north africa. the italian royal navy (regia...
Книга на английском языке amphibious assault ships have been at the centre of nearly all of britain's expeditionary campaigns since world war ii, from the suez crisis of 1956 to operations as far afield as borneo (1963–66), the falklands (1982), sierra leone (2000) and...
Книга на английском языке faced with an increasingly formidable anti-ship cruise missile threat from the soviet union in the early days of the cold war, and with the recent memory of the kamikaze threat from world war ii, the usn placed a great priority on developing air...
Книга на английском языке from the launching of la gloire to the emergence of modern turreted battleships in 1875, this book offers a fascinating insight into continental europe's innovative and powerful ironclads. in november 1859, the french "ironclad" la gloire was...
Книга на английском языке in november 1859, the french warship la gloire was launched. she was the world's first seagoing ironclad-a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad...
Книга на английском языке the tiny new state of the united provinces of the netherlands won its independence from the mighty spanish empire by fighting and winning the eighty years' war, from 1568 and 1648. in this long conflict, warfare on water played a much bigger role...
Книга на английском языке the soviet navy that faced the german onslaught in 1941 boasted a mixture of modern warships, often built with foreign technical assistance, and antiquated warships from the tsarist era that were modernised for the conflict. some soviet naval...
Книга на английском языке at the outbreak of world war i austria-hungary had four modern light cruisers and twenty modern destroyers at their disposal, constructed in the early 20th century to defend their growing overseas interests. it was these fast light vessels, not the...
Книга на английском языке the period of relative peace enjoyed by the roman empire in its first two centuries ended with the marcomannic wars. the following centuries saw near-constant warfare, which brought new challenges for the roman navy. it was now not just patrolling...
Книга на английском языке for more than 30 years the nile river gunboat was an indispensable tool of empire, policing the great river and acting as floating symbols of british imperial power. they participated in every significant colonial campaign in the region, from the...
Книга на английском языке the opening months of world war ii saw britain's royal navy facing a resurgent german navy, the kriegsmarine. following the german invasion of denmark and norway in early april 1940, british and german destroyers would clash in a series of battles...
Книга на английском языке when the imperial japanese navy destroyed russia's battle fleet during the russo-japanese war, it marked the emergence of japan as one of the world's major naval powers. japan's navy had been built up over just two decades, with the ijn acquiring a...
Книга на английском языке superbly illustrated with original artwork throughout, this book explores the ironclad warships that fought the little-known battles of south america's war of the pacific. in the late 19th century, a war erupted between chile and peru, the catalyst...
Книга на английском языке this book examines all the us navy heavy cruisers built during and after world war ii. this includes the largest class of heavy cruisers ever built, the 14-ship baltimore class. of these, only seven were commissioned in time to see service during...
Книга на английском языке. the world's first war machines were ships built two millennia before the dawn of the classical world. their influence on the course of history cannot be overstated since they allowed war to be carried to distant lands, allowing for the first time...
Издание на английском языке during the pacific war of 1941-45, arguably the most successful component of the imperial japanese fleet was its destroyer force. these ships were generally larger than their allied counterparts and were better armed in most cases. equipped...
Издание на английском языке the imperial navy’s destroyer force played an important role in the pacific war. it was integral to the period of japanese expansion from december 1941 until may 1942, and then played a central role in the bitter battles around guadalcanal...
Издание на английском языке the book tells about the development of the royal navy of great britain from the end of the first world war through the interwar years and up to the second world war. she describes how, after the war, britain had the largest fleet in the world,...
Издание на английском языке the book is dedicated to the unusual naval battle off the commander islands, which took place during world war ii. she describes how this battle became a kind of relic of the past, when ships fought each other on the high seas, unlike the more...
Издание на английском языке the book focuses on the role of the dominions of the british empire, such as australia, canada and new zealand, in naval defense and military operations during the first and second world wars. at the beginning of the 20th century, the british...
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