Description
Product ID: | 9781846033896 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | New Vanguard |
Title: | British Battleships 1939-45 (2) |
Subtitle: | Nelson and King George V Classes |
Authors: | Author: Angus Konstam, Tony Bryan, Paul Wright |
Page Count: | 48 |
Subjects: | General and world history, General & world history, Military history, Second World War, Naval forces and warfare, Battles and campaigns, Military vehicles, Military history, Second World War, Naval forces & warfare, Battles & campaigns, Military vehicles, British Isles, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Offers a comprehensive review of the seven battleships of the Nelson and King George V classes from their initial commissioning to their peacetime modifications and wartime service. This book highlights what it was like on board for the sailors who risked their lives on the high seas. With the outbreak of World War II, Britain''s Royal Navy was at the forefront of her defence with her fleet of battleships as her main striking force. However, ten battleships of this fleet were already over 20 years old, venerable veterans of the first world conflict. As such, in the 1930s two new classes were commissioned - modern battleships which were designed to replace the ageing battle fleet although only one would see active service. Together with the older battleships, which were increasingly modified in the decade preceding the war and during the conflict itself, these vessels held their own against their German and Italian counterparts. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2009-09-10 |