{"product_id":"a-fleet-in-being-russell-phillips-9780992764807","title":"A Fleet in Being: Austro-Hungarian Warships of WWI","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kaiserliche und K nigliche Kriegsmarine -- The Austro-Hungarian Navy -- was in at the beginning of World War I when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie lay in state aboard its flagship, and at the end when it dissolved along with the empire that commanded it. During the war, this small but powerful \"fleet in being\" forced the Allies to maintain a blockade of the Otranto Straits. German and Austro-Hungarian U-boats ran riot in the Mediterranean even though the capital ships almost never left port.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrated with thirty photographs and drawings, this book provides a comprehensive and detailed reference of the ships that made up the KuK Kriegsmarine, its operations, and the unique problems this unusual fleet faced, from contentious duelling parliaments to ships built by landlocked Hungary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith Shilka Publishing's \u003cem\u003eDigital Reinforcements\u003c\/em\u003e, buy the print edition, and get the ebook FREE. Details at www.shilka.co.uk\/dr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0992764807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780992764807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shilka Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Russell Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43927171498239,"sku":"9780992764807","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ebe63c27-9c67-4d1f-ba51-deda5f36f216.jpg?v=1681087263","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-fleet-in-being-russell-phillips-9780992764807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}