Robert (Editorial Director) Gardiner: Conway's All The ..., Tauranga in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty for sale
Conway's extended series of encyclopeadic reference works relating to world warship fleets, covering specific periods of naval vessel development, have become the standard reference for naval historians and enthusiasts This volume, first published in 1979, covers a particularly important period in warship technical delelopment, embracing the transition when sail gave way to steam, turreted ships replaced those with cannon broadsides and iron and steel put paid to wooden ships. It was also a time when rapid advances in weaponary and propulsion systems were taking place as was the improved resistance of armour plating on the larger vessels. Although the cut-off point of 1905 is applied to this volume, it takes the construction of capital ships up to the eve of the Dreadought era and many the ships noted participated in WWI. This issue cover the navies of eight"Great Powers", 12 coast defence navies and 23 minor navies. In addition to a three man editorial team, eight expert naval writers contributed to the book while John Roberts produced the line drawings. Each national section begins with a brief summary of historical facts and the political and economic influences relevant to each country, then moving to tachnical details for each ship or copy is identical to the original Conway printing (1979) and was produced in the UK for Mayflower Books of New York that year, 440 pages including index of ship names. illustrated with more that 400 b/w photos and 500 constant scale ship profile line drawings. Blue hard covers with gilt spine titles are VG+, text block is NF, no inscriptions. The pictorial DJ is VG+. (With an unpacked weight of 2kg this item would require additional postage, particularly for international delivery. Contact vendor for accurate post costings.) . Size: 31cm By 21.5cm
Robert (Editorial Director) Gardiner: Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905
Author
Robert (Editorial Director) Gardiner
Title
Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905
Publisher name
Mayflower Books, New York
Shipping time
2 - 4 days
Publication year
1979
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Vendor name
BOPBooks
Vendor rating
Key words
Naval, Warships, International Fleets, Nautical History, Fighting Ship Development.
Topic
Political Science, General
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