Battleships The War at Sea 1st edition by Ingo Bauernfeind ISBN B07NJ86YY1 978-1612006185

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ISBN 10: B07NJ86YY1
ISBN 13: 978-1612006185
Author: Ingo Bauernfeind

A journey into the golden age of naval history, when these floating powerhouses ruled the waves.
 
The battleship was the ultimate embodiment of naval power during the latter stages of the British Empire, with the Royal Navy the first to build the dreadnought battleship in 1906. The new design, with a uniform main battery and steam turbines making it faster and more accurate than ever before, sparked a race with the German navy that culminated in the Battle of Jutland in 1916, the only fleet-to-fleet naval battle during the First World War. With major losses on both sides, and several treaties during the interwar years banning the construction of new battleships, a new generation emerged only in the Second World War, with Japan secretly creating Yamato and Musashi, two of the most powerful battleships ever built.
 
World War II saw the zenith of the battleship, with many pivotal battles such as that of Denmark Strait, during which the iconic battleship HMS Hood was sunk; the second battle of Guadalcanal; and the Battle of Leyte Gulf—to name but a few. The Germans, the Japanese, the Royal Navy, and the US Navy were locked in a titanic struggle across vast distances, in which battleships, for a time, played a decisive role, until the development of new aircraft carriers and the growing use of torpedoes began to make them obsolete. Since the 1990s, no battleship has seen active service.
 
This accessible short history gives an expert overview of the history of the battleship, looking at its origins, the role played by battleships in both World Wars, famous ships and their stories, and the weaponry and technology they employed.

Battleships The War at Sea 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1 Pre-dreadnought Era

Chapter 2 Dreadnought and the Anglo-German Naval Arms Race

Chapter 3 World War I

Chapter 4 Interwar Period

Chapter 5 World War II

Chapter 6 Battleships in the Cold War

Chapter 7 Comeback of the Battleship and the End of an Era

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