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Battleships - The World's Greatest Battleships from the 16th Century to the Gulf War (Hardcover)
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Battleships - The World's Greatest Battleships from the 16th Century to the Gulf War (Hardcover)
Series: The World's Greatest
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List price R657
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Discovery Miles 5 890
You Save R68 (10%)
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For more than 400 years, the big-gun warship stood as the supreme
naval war machine. It was not only a major instrument of warfare,
but a visible emblem of a nation's power, wealth and pride.
Battleships features 52 of the greatest warships to have sailed in
the last 500 years. Beginning with English king Henry VIII's
flagship, Henry Grace a Dieu, the book covers all the main periods
of battleship development, including the great sail ships, such as
Sovereign of the Seas, Santissima Trinidad and Victory. The advent
of steam-driven warships provides the core of the book, beginning
with the introduction of Gloire in 1859, and continuing through all
the major pre-Dreadnoughts, such as Inflexible, Maine and
Tsessarevitch. There is detailed coverage of the great battleships
of the two world wars, including Derfflinger, Yamato and Iowa,
while the book closes with the last new battleship to be
commissioned, Vanguard, in 1946. Each entry includes a brief
description of the battleship's development and history, a colour
profile artwork, key features and specifications. Packed with more
than 200 artworks and photographs, Battleships is a colourful guide
for the military historian and naval warfare enthusiast.
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