British Battlecruisers 1905-1920
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Word Count
36,000 words, Guess
Page Count
144 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27429955M
- ISBN-139781591149156
- ISBN-101591149150
- OCLC Control Number945951255
- Amazon1591149150
Classifications
- LCCV820.5.G7R5998 2016b
Description
"The brainchild of Admiral Sir John Fisher, battlecruisers combined heavy guns and high speed in the largest hulls of their era. Conceived as "super-cruisers" whose job it was to hunt down and destroy commerce raiders, their size and gun-power led to their inclusion in the battlefleet as a fast squadron of capital ships. This book traces in detail the development of Fisher's original idea into the first battlecruiser Invincible of 1908, through to the "Splendid Cats" of the Lion class, and culminating in HMS Hood in 1920, the largest warship in the world for the next twenty years. The origins of the unusual "light battlecruisers" of the Courageous type are also covered." - publisher
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