Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (705 pages)
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illustrations
ISBN:
9781783835133
Inhalt:
The French produced some of the most striking and innovatory interwar cruiser designs. A large amount of new information about these ships has become available over the past twenty years in France, but this book is the first to make this accessible to an English-speaking readership.Part I explains the design philosophy behind each of the classes built after 1922, and outlines the characteristics of each type, accompanied by detailed data tables and a comprehensive set of specially-drawn plans based on official documents, as well as carefully-selected photographs. Coverage includes the De Grass
Anmerkung:
Cover; Half Title; Full Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; PART I: TECHNICAL SECTION; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Duguay-Trouin Class; Chapter 2 Duquesne and Tourville; Chapter 3 The Suffren Class; Chapter 4 Pluton, Jeanne d'Arc and Emile Bertin; Chapter 5 Algérie; Chapter 6 The La Galissonnière Class; Colour plates; Chapter 7 The De Grasse Class; Chapter 8 The C5 and Saint Louis Designs; PART II: HISTORICAL SECTION; Chapter 9 The Period 1926-1939; Chapter 10 The Period 1939-1943; Chapter 11 The Period 1943-1945; Chapter 12 The Period 1945-1956; Sources
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Index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781848321335
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe French Cruisers : 1922-1956
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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