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 while not as famous as their larger and faster sister ships such as the essex- and yorktown-class carriers, escort carriers made an enormous contribution towards allied victory both in the pacific and atlantic theaters. rather than relying on size...
Книга на английском языке during world war ii, the united states built 72 light cruisers of various classes. in response to the severe air threat that surface ships faced, new cruisers were designed with increasingly heavy antiaircraft weaponry as well as the traditional...
Книга на английском языке of the 17 battleships that the united states navy (usn) went to war with in december 1941, 15 of these were older ships dating back to 1912. the most recent of these were the ships of the tennessee and colorado classes which constituted five of...
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 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 overshadowed by the u-boat war in the north atlantic, the story of axis midget craft - manned torpedoes and midget submarines - has received little attention outside specialist naval circles. most surprising is the sheer number of vessels...
Издание на английском языке the book tells about the fate of the ship "new orleans", which was built in 1814-1815, but was never launched. this ship, designed for naval battles, remained abandoned on the shores of lake ontario, far from the oceans for which it was...
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...
Издание на английском языке the book covers the key events and losses during the conflict, as well as the lessons learned. it examines the loss of ships and vessels, their causes and consequences, and the impact on tactics. it includes material on awards and further...
Издание на английском языке the book tells about convoy hg-76, which became an important event in the fight against nazi submarines during world war ii. she describes how britain, dependent on maritime supplies, has faced increasing losses from u-bot attacks. convoy hg-76...
Издание на английском языке the book is devoted to historical research of the navy, with an emphasis on significant ships and their impact on naval strategies of different countries. it covers topics such as the design and construction of the famous japanese battleships...
Издание на английском языке this publication is a lively and witty account of everyday life aboard a warship. through individual "days" and shipboard episodes, the book describes harbor chores, berthing, fost exercises, the crew's daily challenges, flight deck...
Издание на английском языке the book examines the design, development, armament, modifications, and operational history of the us navy’s atlanta-class light cruisers. richly illustrated with photographs, technical drawings, and detailed cutaways, it explains how ships...
Издание на английском языке the book examines the origins, design, development, armament, aircraft, and operational history of us navy aircraft carriers built before world war ii. it covers the langley, lexington, saratoga, ranger, yorktown, enterprise, hornet, and wasp,...
Издание на английском языке in the book, the author examines the us navy’s essex and independence class aircraft carriers built during world war ii. their design, construction, armament, aircraft, radar systems, wartime modifications, and combat service in the pacific...
Издание на английском языке the book examines the development, design and combat use of athenian and persian triremes during the graeco-persian wars. it compares their construction, armament, crews, naval tactics and operational methods, focusing on the differences between...
Издание на английском языке this book covers the events of the pacific war and the confrontation between us and japanese naval forces during the solomon islands campaign. it examines key operations, strategic command decisions, air and naval battles, and the mistakes and...
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...
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