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European Ironclads 1860-75 : La Gloire sparks the great ironclad arms race (Osprey)

From Spain to Russia, and from Ottoman Turkey to Bismarck's Prussia, this book explores 15 years that transformed European naval warfare. When the Gloire slid down the Toulon slipway in 1859, it changed sea power forever. With this ship, the world's first oceangoing ironclad, France had a warship that could sink any other, and which was proof against the guns of any wooden ship afloat.

Instantly, an arms race began between the great navies of Europe - first to build their own ironclads, and then to surpass each other's technology and designs. As both armour and gun technology rapidly improved, naval architects found new ways to mount and protect guns. The ram briefly came back into fashion, and Italian and Austro-Hungarian fleets fought the ironclad era's great battle at Lissa.
By the end of this revolutionary period, the modern battleship was becoming recognizable, and new naval powers were emerging to dominate Europe's waters.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Angus Konstam
Formato:	48 pagine, 24.5 x 17 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	foto in B&N, disegni in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2019)
Collana:	New Vanguard (269)
ISBN:	9781472826763

French Battleships 1914-1945 (Osprey)

On September 1, 1910, France became the last great naval power to lay down a dreadnought battleship, the Courbet. The ensuing Courbet and Bretagne-class dreadnoughts had a relatively quiet World War I, spending most of it at anchor off the entrance to the Adriatic, keeping watch over the Austro-Hungarian fleet.

The constraints of the Washington Naval Treaty prevented new battleships being built until the 1930s, with the innovative Dunkerque-class and excellent Richelieu-class of battleships designed to counter new German designs.
After the fall of France in 1940, the dreadnoughts and fast battleships of the Marine Nationale had the unique experience of firing against German, Italian, British, and American targets during the war.

This authoritative study examines these fascinating ships, using detailed colour plates and historical photographs, taking them from their inception before World War I, through their service in World War II including the scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon in 1943, and the service of Richelieu in the war against Japan.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Ryan K. Noppen, Paul Wright
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	80 foto in B&N, 32 disegni in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2019)
Collana:	New Vanguard (266)
ISBN:	9781472818195

French Battleships 1922-1956

The battleships of the Dunkerque and Richelieu classes were the most radical and influential designs of the interwar period, and were coveted by the British, the Germans and the Italians following the Armistice of June 1940.
After an extensive refit in the USA, Richelieu went on to serve alongside the Royal Navy during 1943-45.

Using a wealth of primary-source material, some of which has only recently been made available, John Jordan and Robert Dumas have embarked on a completely new study of these important and technically interesting ships. A full account of their development is followed by a detailed analysis of their design characteristics, profusely illustrated by inboard profiles and schematic drawings.
The technical chapters are interspersed with operational histories of the ships, with a particular focus on the operations in which they engaged other heavy units: Mers el-Kebir, Dakar and Casablanca. These accounts include a detailed analysis of their performance in action and the damage sustained, and are supported by specially-drawn maps and by the logs of Strasbourg and Richelieu.

Twenty-two colour profile and plan views illustrate the ships' appearance at the various stages of their careers.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	John Jordan, Robert Dumas
Formato:	232 pagine, 28.5 x 24 x 1.9 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	180 foto e disegni
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Seaforth Publishing (GB, 2021)
ISBN:	9781526793829

Alliierte Schlachtschiffe - England, Frankreich und UdSSR 1939-1945 (Typenkompass)

Wilhelm II's enthusiasm for the fleet led to an arms race at sea, as he saw his battle fleet as a symbol of world prestige. This Typenkompass presents the German navy of the imperial era in an excellent and systematic manner.
Robert Rosentreter portrays German battleships and cruisers during the First World War and the heavy ships of the imperial navy with names, types, armaments, technical data, history and whereabouts.

Pagine del libro "Alliierte Schlachtschiffe - England, Frankreich und UdSSR 1939-1945"

Each type is presented with a photo, a historical description and a technical data sheet.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Ingo Bauernfeind
Formato:	128 pagine, 20.5 x 14 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	115 foto in B&N e 3 in colori
Lingua:	tedesco
Editore:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2012)
Collana:	Typenkompass
ISBN:	9783613034914