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Dreadnoughts in Camera: Building the Dreadnoughts 1905-1920
Documents the construction of British Dreadnought warships before and during WWI, following the ships through every stage of their production, from the prepatory work through the fitting out of the superstructure and weaponry to the commissioning of the vessels. Appends an alphabetical list of all the Dreadnoughts that were commissioned and a long list of other ship classes produced in the same era with diagrams for each one. Distributed by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
180 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1998
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April 16, 2024
The joy of this book is the photographs. The blurb really takes a back seat to that. It's interesting enough, but not that detailed and there are more specialist books that concentrate on various aspects of the Dreadnought programme, both here and overseas.
The photographs are astounding. Not so much of the ships, as a lot are either of something that is partly built and could be almost anything, or are mostly complete and just look like a ship. Instead, it is the heavy engineering and the plant used to create these ships that really grab the attention.
It's an easy read, being a book that you can get through very quickly as you take in the detail of each photograph.
The photographs are astounding. Not so much of the ships, as a lot are either of something that is partly built and could be almost anything, or are mostly complete and just look like a ship. Instead, it is the heavy engineering and the plant used to create these ships that really grab the attention.
It's an easy read, being a book that you can get through very quickly as you take in the detail of each photograph.
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