British Cruisers of the Victorian Era
This magnificent book reinforces Norman Friedman's unparalleled reputation as a peerless author of maritime topics.-Australian Naval Institute Gradually evolving from the masted steam frigates of the mid-nineteenth century, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define-but for the sake of this book, historian Norman Friedman takes as a starting point Iris and Mercury of 1875. They were the Royal Navy's first steel-built warships; were designed primarily to be steamed rather than sailed; and formed the basis of a line of succeeding cruiser classes. The story progresses with the last armored cruisers, which were succeeded by the first battle…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4738-0312-1
- EAN: 9781473803121
- Produktnummer: 22583626
- Verlag: Seaforth Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 350 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 30'824 KB
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Tom Butler-Bowdon
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