BATTLESHIP: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1905-1945
Written by Norman Friedman
Illustrated by John Roberts
Published by Conway Maritime Press
in 1978
ISBN: 0851771351
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BATTLESHIP: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1905-1945
Written by Norman Friedman.
Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1830007
1st.
1978.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A guide to the design process, the factors which governed the development of capital ships, and the reasons why battleships were built in a particular way. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 0851771351. A lovely copy with price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.
Front cover
Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The 'Squeeze'
- 3. The Hull and Seagoing Performance
- 4. Protection
- 5. Machinery
- 6. Armament
- 7. The Design Process
- Appendices:
- I. Normal Displacement
- II. Capital Ships 1905-1945
- Index of Ships