Книга на английском языке the roman empire was not only built by the strength of the legions but also by a navy that was the most powerful maritime force ever to have existed. it was only the existence of the fleet that secured the trade routes and maintained the...
Книга на английском языке an illustrated history of the long cold war careers of the us navy's last gun destroyers, from the modernized world war ii-era [url00-01015352]fletcher[/url00-01015352] -class to the forrest sherman-class. the finest american destroyers of world...
Книга на английском языке the united states navy (usn) went to war in december 1941 with 17 battleships in commission, which gave it the largest battle fleet in the world. the commissioning of the two north carolina-class battleships in 1941 created the usn’s first new...
Издание на английском языке the launch of hms dreadnought in 1906 changed the face of naval warfare. this revolutionary new battleship was in a league of her own, capable of taking on any two "pre-dreadnought" battleships in a straight fight. a naval arms race followed...
Издание на английском языке the book discusses the naval arms race between the united states and germany in the early 20th century, focusing on the development and impact of the all-big-gun dreadnought battleship concept. following the spanish-american war, both nations...
Издание на английском языке in the interwar period, the united states navy (usn) built 18 large cruisers. these came to be known as “heavy cruisers” because of their size and later because of their armament. all of these ships were built under limitations resulting...
Издание на английском языке the book contains a detailed description of the history and organization of the german high sea fleet in world war ii, its objectives, combat capability, tactics and operations. the issues of command, firepower, intelligence and logistics, as...
Книга на английском языке by the time of american civil war things had changed from the age of fighting sail - steam power and explosive shells were transforming naval warfare. iron was beginning to supplant wood. britain had just finished hms warrior, an iron-hulled warship...
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...
Издание на английском языке the book recounts key events of world war ii, centered on the battles to deliver military supplies to the soviet northern fleet. it focuses on the naval convoys that passed through the dangerous waters around the norwegian coast and the allied...
Книга на английском языке the epic story of the american battleships that turned the us navy into a global power, and were made famous in the cruise of the “great white fleet.” the last predreadnought battleships of the us navy were critical to the technological...
Книга на английском языке this fascinating title explains and analyzes the history, technology, and service of the soviet navy's nuclear attack submarines, the formidable high-tech boats on the front line of the cold war at sea. in this highly detailed book, naval historian...
Издание на английском языке in 1914 britain’s royal navy was completely unprepared to tackle germany’s u-boats. thanks to their ability to submerge and stalk their adversary unseen, submarines represented a new and particularly potent threat. before the war winston...
Книга на английском языке in 1908 the most incredible naval arms race in history began. flush with cash from rubber and coffee, brazil decided to order three of the latest, greatest category of warship available – the dreadnought battleship. one brazilian dreadnought by...
Книга на английском языке a compelling account of the heavily armed and highly mobile soviet river gunboats which took on the germans during world war ii. russia's enormous river system has long been its highway and, as early as 1908, the tsar's armies were developing...
Книга на английском языке during world war ii, the kriegsmarine armed a number of merchant vessels with concealed guns and torpedo tubes for surprise attacks against allied shipping. to counter this deadly threat, the royal navy employed cruisers and their...
Книга на английском языке the early 1940s saw the introduction of a new destroyer class for the us navy, which became known as the [url00-01015354]fletcher-class[/url00-01015354] . the first ships were commissioned just in time to take part in heavy combat during the pacific...
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 it was official – the age of the gunboat had passed. in december 1904, with a few strokes of his pen, the first sea lord sir john ‘jacky’ fisher decreed that the royal navy would scrap most of its large fleet of gunboats. it was a force he...
Книга на английском языке since 1805, the royal navy had reigned supreme on the world’s oceans. though this supremacy was challenged at times, by the turn of the 20th century the royal navy was facing its most serious challenge in some 100 years. this challenge came in the...
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