The illustrated directory of warships : from 1860 to the present

During the Victorian era by far the most important naval vessel was thebattleship which was the standard measure of strategic power. Its positionbeing given even greater strength with the advent of the dreadnought in 1906.During World War I the dreadnought-type battleship was supreme.Battleships then had a long twilight ending in the middle of World War 2 whenthe aircraft carrier became the most important vessel in the fleet. The carriercontinued its dominance throughout the Cold War and retains it today,although such ships - and their associated air wings - are beyond the meansof all but a few rich nations. Thus, most modern navies centre around smallerships, such as destroyers and since the 1950s. frigates.

covering Every Major Warship Type From The American Ironclads Of The Civil War Through Today's Super-sophisticated Aircraft Carriers, This Fact-filled Directory Describes More Than 200 Fighting Vessels, Providing Technical Specifications Along With Development And Service Histories. Intricately Detailed Full-color Drawings Vividly Bring The Warships To Life, While Contemporary Photographs Depict The Vessels At Sea And In Combat.

Covering every major warship type from the American ironclads of the 1860s through today's super-sophisticated aircraft carriers, this fact-filled directory describes more than 200 fighting vessels, providing technical specifications along with development and service histories. Intricately detailed full-color drawings vividly bring the warships to life, while contemporary photographs depict the vessels at sea and in combat. Книга The Illustrated Directory of Warships. The Illustrated Directory of Warships. Книги Вооружение Автор: D.Miller Формат: pdf Размер: 60,4 Язык: Английский0 (голосов: 0) Оценка:Справочник по надводным (авианосцы, линкоры, крейсера, эсминцы) военным кораблям. История,ТТХ,фото. Only a few years after the first appearance of aircraft, naval officers were devising methods of taking them to sea.