{"product_id":"us-navy-battleships-1886-98-brian-lane-herder-9781472835024","title":"US Navy Battleships 1886-98: The Pre-Dreadnoughts and Monitors That Fought the Spanish-American War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of how the US Navy developed its first battleship fleet, their first combat test in the Spanish-American War, and the battleships' careers through World War I.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fully illustrated study examines the US's first six battleships, a story of political compromises, clean sheet designs, operational experience, and experimental improvements. These ships directly inspired the creation of an embryonic American military-industrial complex, enabled a permanent outward-looking shift in American foreign policy, and laid the foundations of the modern US Navy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the American Civil War, the US Navy had been allowed to decay into complete insignificance, yet the commissioning of the modern Brazilian battleship \u003ci\u003eRiachuelo\u003c\/i\u003e and poor performance against the contemporary Spanish fleet, forced the US out of its isolationist posture towards battleships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first true US battleships began with the experimental \u003ci\u003eMaine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTexas\u003c\/i\u003e, followed by the three-ship Indiana class, and the Iowa class, which incorporated lessons from the previous ships. These initial ships set the enduring US battleship standard of being heavily armed and armored at the expense of speed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Lane Herder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472835026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472835024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.10w x 0.20d","brand":"Brian Lane Herder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001556254975,"sku":"9781472835024","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7fced99-f97a-4d0a-a85f-404f72c49657.jpg?v=1751601428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/us-navy-battleships-1886-98-brian-lane-herder-9781472835024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}