Warships - France: Books - History and Ships (2/2)
A book on warships of the Marine nationale? Explore here illustrated books on the history and types of warships from France (2/2).
Esprit de marine, forces de mer
Over the past 20 years, the French Navy has evolved more than it has since the end of the Second World War. It has, in fact, moved from the era of diesel-powered submarines, destroyers, cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers with firepower of a range of 20 to 40 km, to that of ultra-light, stealthy boats, armed with missiles that can reach a target several hundred kilometers away and powered by turboprops or atomic engines.
Jean-Marie Chourgnoz is THE photographer-reporter who has been making the Navy shine in the eyes of the general public for over 20 years, in all the skies of the world. Being a reporter-photographer means, above all, capturing the crews, the machines, the weapons, but also being the living memory of the French Navy, always at the forefront of new techniques.
A maritime power must maintain arsenals to build its fleet and keep it in sailing condition. Industrial complexes without equivalent at the time of the wooden navy, the large arsenals of the 17th and 18th centuries provided a living for thousands of workers: engineers, carpenters, riggers or supply ships, etc. Suffice to say that Cherbourg, Brest, Lorient, Indret, Rochefort, Ruelle, Toulon and even Saint-Tropez identified with their arsenal!
François Bellec puts the history of French naval arsenals into perspective, going back to ancient origins. Over time, political fluctuations have modulated the load plans, the numbers have varied, the men have adapted to new tools? Supported by a rich old iconography, recent photographs as well as works by the Official Painters of the Navy, this book traces the evolution of the buildings of the Royal and then the Navy, from the first flagships to nuclear submarines.
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Author:
François Bellec
Details:
224 pages, 30.5 x 24 x 2.1 cm / 12 x 9 x 0.83 in, paperback
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