THE POSTWAR NAVAL REVOLUTION
Written by Norman Friedman
Published by Conway Maritime Press
in 1986
ISBN: 0851774148
THE POSTWAR NAVAL REVOLUTION
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1829691
1st.
1986.
Hardback.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Warships, weapons and policies - the navies which might have evolved and the factors which shaped their actual development. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 0851774148. A lovely copy!
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Money, Politics, and Strategy
- 2. The Shape of the Fleet
- 3. New Weapons Technology
- 4. Carriers and Naval Aviation
- 5. Cruisers
- 6. Destroyers and Frigates
- 7. Mine Warefare
- 8. Submarines
- 9. Inshore Warfare
- 10. Epilogue
- Appendices:
- I. Staff Requirements for Modernization of the Fleet, 1948
- II. Glossary
- III. Exercise Trident: Wartime Lessons Learned and Future Ideas, 1948
- IV. Naval Strengths of the Major Powers 1939-57
- V. Postwar Building Programs