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Big Gun Battles: Warship Duels of the Second World War

Robert C. Stern
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Description:This naval history of WWII explores the advancing technology and tactics of battleships through a fascinating survey of ship-to-ship duels.While many naval battles of the Second World War were decided by the torpedo or the aerial bomb, there was a surprising number of traditional ship-to-ship engagements involving the big guns of battleships and cruisers. Big Gun Battles recounts some of the most significant and technically fascinating of these gunfire duels in a narrative that combines lively storytelling with an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing victory or defeat.Covering all theatres of the naval war from 1939 until the Japanese surrender, the selected incidents demonstrate the changing face of surface warfare under the influence of rapidly improving fire-control systems, radar, and other technologies. By 1945, battleships achieved the pinnacle of gunnery excellence.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Big Gun Battles: Warship Duels of the Second World War. To get started finding Big Gun Battles: Warship Duels of the Second World War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
320
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Seaforth Publishing
Release
2015
ISBN
1473849357

Big Gun Battles: Warship Duels of the Second World War

Robert C. Stern
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: This naval history of WWII explores the advancing technology and tactics of battleships through a fascinating survey of ship-to-ship duels.While many naval battles of the Second World War were decided by the torpedo or the aerial bomb, there was a surprising number of traditional ship-to-ship engagements involving the big guns of battleships and cruisers. Big Gun Battles recounts some of the most significant and technically fascinating of these gunfire duels in a narrative that combines lively storytelling with an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing victory or defeat.Covering all theatres of the naval war from 1939 until the Japanese surrender, the selected incidents demonstrate the changing face of surface warfare under the influence of rapidly improving fire-control systems, radar, and other technologies. By 1945, battleships achieved the pinnacle of gunnery excellence.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Big Gun Battles: Warship Duels of the Second World War. To get started finding Big Gun Battles: Warship Duels of the Second World War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
320
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Seaforth Publishing
Release
2015
ISBN
1473849357

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