Книга на английском языке this fascinating title explains and analyzes the history, technology, and service of the soviet navy's nuclear attack submarines, the formidable high-tech boats on the front line of the cold war at sea. in this highly detailed book, naval historian...
Издание на английском языке in 1914 britain’s royal navy was completely unprepared to tackle germany’s u-boats. thanks to their ability to submerge and stalk their adversary unseen, submarines represented a new and particularly potent threat. before the war winston...
Книга на английском языке in 1941, the imperial japanese navy (ijn) went to war with a marginal anti-submarine warfare (asw) capability. this was a lamentable state of affairs for a nation dependent upon imports to sustain its war economy. there were only a few purpose-built...
Книга на английском языке by the time of american civil war things had changed from the age of fighting sail - steam power and explosive shells were transforming naval warfare. iron was beginning to supplant wood. britain had just finished hms warrior, an iron-hulled warship...
Книга на английском языке by the time of american civil war things had changed from the age of fighting sail - steam power and explosive shells were transforming naval warfare. iron was beginning to supplant wood. britain had just finished hms warrior, an iron-hulled warship...
Книга на английском языке while not as famous as their larger and faster sister ships such as the essex- and yorktown-class carriers, escort carriers made an enormous contribution towards allied victory both in the pacific and atlantic theaters. rather than relying on size...
Книга на английском языке in november 1859, the french warship la gloire was launched. she was the world's first seagoing ironclad-a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad...
Книга на английском языке. a new illustrated history and analysis of italy's [url00-01040069]world war ii[/url00-01040069] destroyers, a formidable foe for allied forces attempting to attack the sea lanes between italy and north africa. the italian royal navy (regia marine...
Книга на английском языке this is the fully-illustrated story of the royal navy's escort carriers which battled against deadly u-boats during the battle of the atlantic, giving vital air cover to the convoys that kept britain alive in world war ii. in 1941, as the battle of...
Книга на английском языке the tiny new state of the united provinces of the netherlands won its independence from the mighty spanish empire by fighting and winning the eighty years' war, from 1568 and 1648. in this long conflict, warfare on water played a much bigger role in...
Книга на английском языке in 1908 the most incredible naval arms race in history began. flush with cash from rubber and coffee, brazil decided to order three of the latest, greatest category of warship available – the dreadnought battleship. one brazilian dreadnought by...
Книга на английском языке a compelling account of the heavily armed and highly mobile soviet river gunboats which took on the germans during world war ii. russia's enormous river system has long been its highway and, as early as 1908, the tsar's armies were developing...
Книга на английском языке fully illustrated with stunning artwork, chinese ironclad battleship vs japanese protected cruiser is the engrossing story of the yalu river campaign, where chinese and japanese warships fought for control of korea. the 1894–95 war between china...
Книга на английском языке during world war ii, the kriegsmarine armed a number of merchant vessels with concealed guns and torpedo tubes for surprise attacks against allied shipping. to counter this deadly threat, the royal navy employed cruisers and their...
Книга на английском языке a superbly illustrated examination of how the us navy's most powerful fleet fought the vietnam war, covering all of its elements from aircraft carriers and heavy cruisers to minesweepers and oilers. the us navy's seventh fleet was at the forefront...
Книга на английском языке as the possibility of war loomed in the 1930s, the british admiralty looked to update their fleet of destroyers to compete with the new ships being built by germany and japan, resulting in the commissioning of the powerful tribal-class. these were...
Книга на английском языке the soviet navy that faced the german onslaught in 1941 boasted a mixture of modern warships, often built with foreign technical assistance, and antiquated warships from the tsarist era that were modernised for the conflict. some soviet naval...
Книга на английском языке republican rome’s navy originated from the clash of the 3rd century bc mediterranean superpowers, when carthage was the master of the western mediterranean at sea, and the young roman res publica had already conquered the italian peninsula. on the...
Книга на английском языке the early 1940s saw the introduction of a new destroyer class for the us navy, which became known as the [url00-01015354]fletcher-class[/url00-01015354] . the first ships were commissioned just in time to take part in heavy combat during the pacific...
Книга на английском языке the opening months of world war ii saw britain's royal navy facing a resurgent german navy, the kriegsmarine. following the german invasion of denmark and norway in early april 1940, british and german destroyers would clash in a series of battles...
