Great Ships: British Battleships in World War II by Smith, Peter C.

Great Ships: British Battleships in World War II (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780811735148)

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Great Ships: British Battleships in World War II by Smith, Peter C.

Great Ships: British Battleships in World War II

$19.95
Great Ships: British Battleships in World War II by Smith, Peter C.

Great Ships: British Battleships in World War II

$19.95
Format: Paperback
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Authoritative study of the battleship in World War IIStirring episodes of naval combatCovers the famous chase after the Bismarck, the sinking of the Scharnhorst, the coastal bombardments on D-Day, and other actionsAlthough naval development before World War II focused on aircraft carriers, the British nevertheless had seventy battleships--larger and more powerful than ever before--under construction at the outbreak of the war. Indeed, one of the Allies' first successes came in December 1939 when British ships hunted down and successfully engaged the German Graf Spee off the coast of South America. The war would hasten the battleship's decline, but not before producing dramatic moments at sea.

Author: Peter C. Smith
ISBN-10: 0811735141
ISBN-13: 9780811735148
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2008
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.40d
By Peter C. Smith
By Peter C. Smith
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Peter C. Smith is a well-known authority on the history of dive-bombing and is the author of over sixty naval history books that are published on four continents. He currently lives with his wife and two Labradors in Bedfordshire, England.

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