Battleships: The First Big Guns: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives

Images of War

by Philip Kaplan

This new addition to the Images of War series takes as its focus the early Big Gun battleships that saw development and deployment during the First World War. Iconic ships such as HMS Warspite and Malaya feature amidst this pictorial history that is sure to appeal to fans of the series, and naval enthusiasts in particular. Vessels featured include the battleship Royal Sovereign, the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, the cruiser HMS Gloucester, the Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Barham and the Italian battleships Littorio, Cesare, Duillo, Vittorio Veneto, Conte di Cavour and Doria, amongst many others. British and international battleships feature side by side in a publication that offers a truly representative selection of the kind of vessels in action at this time.

192 pages, ebook

First published June 1, 2014

Reviews

[Cobrachen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book included stories from few ships in WW2, but it does not explain why battleships were replaced by the aircraft carriers. Those stories gave some hints, however, I felt that it was not well organized and presented. The first part of the book also has stories from various people. I am not quite sure how these stories relevant to the evolution of battleships. I have read other books that mentioned this history and do not feel that the content matches the title.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating collection of photos, first-hand accounts, and summaries of ships' careers that is only marred by haphazard organization.

[Luis Arturo Mantilla Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great account of one big weapon of the Navy of all countries

This is a great account of a big guns of all belligerent armies of the First World War, the details and easy to follow explanation is good, the story is good. Great read to do.

Luis