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This new volume is intended to present a genuinely global vision of
the development of world's battleships. In a collection of chapters
by experts from around the world, the design, building and career
of a significant battleship from each of the world's navies is
explored in such a way as to illuminate not just the ships but also
the communities of officers and men that served in them and, more
broadly, the societies and nations that built them. While ships
from the Royal Navy, the US Navy, the Kriegsmarine, the Imperial
Japanese Navy, the Marine Nationale and the Regia Navale are given
significant coverage, so are those from the smaller navies, for
example, Austria-Hungary, Russia and Turkey. Each chapter explains
the origins of a particular ship, her importance as a national
symbol and her place in the fleet. The genesis of her design along
with particulars of her protection, armament and propulsion are
covered and the construction process and launching described. The
ship's complement and organisation are detailed, and daily routine
and watch-keeping explained, and how this varied between peace and
war.Life onboard - eating and sleeping for officers and ratings,
discipline, pay, morale, pets and mascots - are covered as well as
a full account of the ship's career, so that the distinctive
character of each vessel and navy emerges. This is a highly
original and significant book on the great capital ships of the
world.
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Stormworld (Paperback)
Brian Herbert, Bruce Taylor
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R284
R232
Discovery Miles 2 320
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A novella by Brian Herbert & Bruce Taylor. After the Greenland
ice cap suffers an abrupt and catastrophic collapse, Earth's
climate suddenly changes, turning the planet into a horrendous
stormworld. Against this backdrop, men and women in the Cascade
Seed Repository valiantly struggle to protect the food supply of
civilization....
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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