Description
- By the author of Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force. From the moment when the launching of HMS Dreadnought made every capital ship in the world obsolete overnight, we have been fascinated with these powerful surface combatants. Here Robert M. Farley looks at the history and folklore that makes these ships enduring symbols of national power -- and sometimes national futility. From Arizona to Yamato, here are more than sixty lavishly illustrated accounts of battleships from the most well-known to the most unusual, including at least one ship from every nation that ever owned a modern battleship. Separate essays and sidebars look at events and lore that greatly affected battleships.
Author: Robert M. Farley
Publisher: Wildside Press
Published: 03/08/2016
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781479405565
ISBN10: 1479405566
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Naval
- History | Essays
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