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French Armoured Cruisers - 1887 - 1932 (Hardcover)
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French Armoured Cruisers - 1887 - 1932 (Hardcover)
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Of all the threats faced by the Royal Navy during the first years
of the twentieth century, the one which stood out was the risk to
Britain's sea lines of communication posed by France's armoured
cruisers. Fast, well-armed and well-protected, these ships could
have evaded any attempted blockade of the French ports and,
supported by a worldwide network of overseas bases, could
potentially have caused havoc on the trade routes. Between 1898 and
1901 the French laid down thirteen ships, and completed nine in
1903-4 alone. This book has as its subject the French armoured
cruisers built from the late 1880s until shortly before the
outbreak of the Great War, beginning with the revolutionary
Dupuy-de-L me, the world's first modern armoured cruiser, and
ending with the impressive six-funnelled Edgar Quinet and
Waldeck-Rousseau. The primary focus of the book is on the technical
characteristics of the ships. Detailed and labelled drawings based
on the official plans are provided by John Jordan, and each
individual class of ship is illustrated by photographs from the
extensive personal collection of Philippe Caresse. The technical
section is followed by a history in two parts, covering the Great
War (1914-18) and the postwar years, during which the surviving
ships saw extensive deployment as station' cruisers overseas and as
training ships. This is the most comprehensive account published in
English or in French, and is destined be the standard reference for
many years to come.
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