The World's Greatest Battleships an Illustrated History

by David Ross

From the English Henry Grace a Dieu in 1514 to the 1950s' Vanguard battle cruiser, World's Greatest Battleships celebrates 50 of the most remarkable battleships and battle cruisers across 500 years of history. Spanning numerous conflicts, including the Seven Year's War, the Napoleonic Wars, World War I, World War II, The Cold War and First Gulf War, classics such as Victory, Dreadnought, Bismarck and Yamato are included. Each featured ship is presented with an annotated full color profile artwork, expert background text on its development and service history and full technical specifications. Splendidly illustrated and authoritatively written, The World's Greatest Battleships is an essential companion for anyone interested in naval history.

Genres: History, Military History

224 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2013

About the author

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David Ross specializes in maritime and railway history and has written and contributed to numerous books on these subjects. His most recent books are Ships Visual Encyclopedia, The Essential Naval Identification Guide: Submarines 1914–Present, Great Warships, and The World’s Greatest Battleships.

Reviews

[Silvana · Rating 3 out of 5]

The description is too dry; I want history more, and measurements less. Great illustrations, though.

[Христо Блажев · Rating 4 out of 5]

Морските хищници, създадени от човека: http://knigolandia.info/book-review/t...

“Терзае ме неутолим порив към далечното. Обичам да бродя из непристъпни морета…” – тези думи на Мелвил съм споменавал и друг път, защото изразяват най-добре вечния човешки порив към моретата и океаните. А какво олицетворява по-добре желанието за власт над тях от най-известните бойни кораби, създавани някога, до един звани да доказват мощта на своите народи. В “The World’s Greatest Battleships: An Illustrated History” Дейвид Рос повежда на пътешествие, което обикаля цялата земя – да, преобладават британските и американските кораби, но и за повечето други морски нации е отделено място.

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[Adrian · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has a lot of battleships. I really liked the part of the dreadnoughts