Download or read book The World Encyclopedia of Submarines Destroyers Frigates written by Bernard Ireland and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title charts a century of destroyer, frigate and submarine development, starting with the earliest vessels, through the two World Wars and the Cold War, through to the incredible machines planned for construction in the 21st century.
Download or read book The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Destroyers Frigates and Submarines written by Bernard Ireland and published by Southwater. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history and comprehensive directories of 380 warships and underwater vessels from around the world.
Download or read book The World Encyclopedia of Destroyers Frigates Submarines written by Bernard Ireland and published by Southwater. This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This expertly researched volume focuses on the history of destroyers, frigates and submarines. Country-by-country directories cover the key chronological stages of each vessel, including full technical information and specification details such as origin, length, displacement, speed, armament, propulsion and complement. Illustrated with over 1300 historical and modern photographs showing naval vessels in action, this authoritative volume provides both enthusiasts and historians with up-to-date information about the world's destroyers, frigates and submarines, and is an essential reference guide for everyone interested in naval history.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Warships written by Robert Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the classic battleships of World War II and moving on to the nuclear ballistic missile submarines of the present day, this volume is a survey of more than 300 of the finest battleships, cruisers, aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, frigates, landing craft and assault ships ever built.
Download or read book The World Encyclopedia of Destroyers and Frigates written by Bernard Ireland and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive encyclopedia focuses exclusively on destroyers and frigates. The opening section both explains the rationale behind the technological development of destroyers and frigates and illustrates the varied manner of their use.
Download or read book Warships of the World written by Gino Galuppini and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Destroyers of World War Two written by M. J. Whitley and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is the first to comprehensively detail in one volume all the destroyers built between 1939 and 1945 by the navies of the world.
Download or read book World Enc of Destroyers and Frigates written by Bernard Ireland and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: new edition: The development of the destroyer from fragile torpedo boat to the torpedo-armed fleet destroyers, with a directory, specification boxes, and 500 archive photographs.
Download or read book The World Encyclopedia of Submarines written by John Parker and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A country-by-country guide to over 100 submarines from around the world.
Download or read book Submarines The World Encyclopedia of written by John Parker and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical development of submarines and underwater vessels, with 700 photographs, newly updated and extended.
Download or read book Warships of the World written by Christopher Chant and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is an illustrated encyclopedia with more than 500 photographs. It is an illustrated guide for the most powerful military seafaring vessels, with over 500 stunning photographs. It discusses the history and evolution of warships, from the first man-powered vessels of the ancient world, through to the frigates of the Renaissance and to the fast-attack crafts used during the two world wars. It features fascinating chapters on the first sailing warships, the battleship and battleship cruiser, the destroyer, the aircraft carrier and the submarine. Historical paintings, and colour and black-and-white photographs bring each vessel to life, with detailed specifications about size, speed, power and capacity. The warship originated in antiquity as a means of asserting a country's power at sea, and was originally little more than a merchant ship from which archers, slingers and spearmen could bombard the enemy ship before boarding it. Developments in technology saw the change from oars and sails to steam, to the advent of gunpowder weapons and finally to the transformation in the 20th century of these warships' abilities in terms of firepower, protection and electronic capability ..."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book The World s Most Powerful Submarines written by David Ross and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World’s Most Powerful Submarines features 52 of the most significant submarines built, from the German U-9 through the USS Ray and huge Japanese I-400 class of World War II, to the great nuclear-powered submarines of the Cold War. Also included are the latest attack and ballistic missile submarines. Each entry includes a brief description of the submarine’s development and history, a color profile view or cutaway, key features, and specifications. Packed with more than 200 artworks and photographs, The World’s Most Powerful Submarines is a colorful guide for the military and naval history enthusiasts.
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Download or read book Encyclopedia of British Submarines 1901 1955 written by Paul Akermann and published by Periscope Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the development of submarines covered in this book spans the most tumultuous years of the 20th century. When the little Holland No. 1 was launched in 1901, few could guess that the submarine would become the most potent weapon of war ever developed.
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Download or read book The World s Greatest Submarines written by David Ross and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with more than 200 artworks and photographs, The World's Greatest Submarines is a colourful guide for the military and naval history enthusiasts.
Download or read book Submarines written by David Ross and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
