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9780870210167 | Naval Inst Pr, August 1, 1987, cover price $56.95 | About this edition: This study provides precise and detailed information on hull frame construction, hull planking, bulkheads, internal layout, machinery, beams, and knees of the man-of-war.
In this book, the sequel to the highly-acclaimed Warrior to Dreadnought, David Brown brings his knowledge and experience as a warship designer to the story of the Royal Navy's development of World War I warships and the influence of that conflict on future warship design. The building of the new Dreadnought battleships and the controversial battlecruisers are covered in this book, as well as developments in the design of cruisers and smaller craft, and the new weapons of naval warfare--submarines and aircraft carriers. Brown provides a full analysis of the experience of battle damage along with an examination of the effect that damage had on post-World War I designs to the Washington Naval Treaty of 1923. Heavily illustrated with 200 contemporary photographs and line drawings of the most significant ships, this book will be a vital addition to the collections of naval historians and enthusiasts.
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9781557503152 | Ill edition (Naval Inst Pr, August 1, 1999), cover price $59.95 | About this edition: In this book, the sequel to the highly-acclaimed Warrior to Dreadnought, David Brown brings his knowledge and experience as a warship designer to the story of the Royal Navy's development of World War I warships and the influence of that conflict on future warship design.
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9781848320857, titled "The Grand Fleet: Warship Design and Development, 1906-1922" | Reprint edition (Naval Inst Pr, October 15, 2010), cover price $38.95
Product Description: The wars of 1793-1815 are widely regarded as the apogee of the sailing man-of-war. Many seapowers became involved in the conflict, and at some point virtually all aligned themselves against Great Britain. Thanks to its superiority, the Royal Navy took many of its enemy ships in battle and developed the habit of drawing plans of the ones they captured...read more
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9781557509628 | Naval Inst Pr, April 1, 2000, cover price $49.95 | About this edition: The wars of 1793-1815 are widely regarded as the apogee of the sailing man-of-war.
Hardcover:
9781557502209 | Naval Inst Pr, March 1, 2001, cover price $55.00
Paperback:
9780833037060 | Rand Corp, March 10, 2005, cover price $30.00
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9780833036704 | Rand Corp, April 30, 2005, cover price $20.00
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9780833044105 | Rand Corp, March 30, 2008, cover price $27.00
Hardcover:
9781591149224 | Naval Inst Pr, August 15, 2011, cover price $74.95
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