British Battleships of World War One
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591140536 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Burt has researched the design, construction and service histories of British battleships for many years, and has one of the most outstanding collections of photographs of the ships. R. A. He is an accomplished draftsman and illustrator, who lives in England
Containing many new photographs from the author's exhaustive collection this superb reference book presents the complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era. Beginning with Dreadnought, all of the fifty dreadnoughts, 'super-dreadnoughts' and battlecruisers that served the Royal Navy during this era are described and superbly illustrated with photographs and line drawings.. This new edition of a classic work on British battleships is the most sought after book on the subject
The Dreadnought capital ships up to the Courageous - class - their history, detailed technical background, many fine line drawing and photographs. Naval- History Which is rated as one of the best reference books available. The Great War . First rate work10/10
Recommend this highly I purchased the older edition at great cost, and, out of spite that the publisher had not only reprinted but revised such a book that I acquired based on assumed rarity, did not purchase this edition at first.If you do not own the previous edition, then there can be no question you should acquire this book; and the same holds true if you have it. This book and the author have an immense reputation, and I choose not to dwell on it, and comment only on this edition.There are additional photographs; in addition, the photos included in the earlier editions have been enhanced. There is much more contrast and re. S. E. Bradfield said A Welcome Addition. I love ships, especially old ones. Years ago I did hours of research at the University Of Utah library, and was delighted when I discovered R.A. Burt's 'British Battlships: 1889-190A Welcome Addition S. E. Bradfield I love ships, especially old ones. Years ago I did hours of research at the University Of Utah library, and was delighted when I discovered R.A. Burt's 'British Battlships: 1889-1904'. There was information there that I had never seen anywhere before, indeed had never dreamed existed - minute detail about armor location and design, things that no one else ever mentioned. I saw that they had Burt's World War One battleship book, but it was in storage an since I was neither student, faculty or staff I wasn't allowed access to it. It would cost more than I could affod to buy a copy, so for many years I just l. '. There was information there that I had never seen anywhere before, indeed had never dreamed existed - minute detail about armor location and design, things that no one else ever mentioned. I saw that they had Burt's World War One battleship book, but it was in storage an since I was neither student, faculty or staff I wasn't allowed access to it. It would cost more than I could affod to buy a copy, so for many years I just l. Enjoyable Jeremy A worthy volume. However, those of us considering this will likely have most of the data, photos and drawings Burt presents. The line drawings are superior for everything except armor disposition, which gets a lengthy written description. A few anecdotes were new to me. My preference is for Parkes' book (which Burt rightly credits), hence 4 stars only.This is on the whole a great resource for wargamers.Beware the stratospheric prices sometimes seen amongst the used vendors. I recommend checking out an inter-library loan before spending more than $100.