Year: 2009 Language: English Author: Jordan J., Dumas R. Genre: History Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 978-1-84832-034-5, XXX-X-XXXXX-XXX-X Format: PDF, EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 529 Description: The French battleships of the Dunkerque and Richelieu classes were the most radical and influential battleship designs of the interwar period, and were coveted by the British, German and Italian navies following the Armistice of June 1940. Using a wealth of primary-source material, some of which has only recently been made available, the authors provide a full account of their development and a detailed analysis of their design characteristics. The technical chapters are interspersed with operational histories, with a particular focus on the operations in which the ships engaged other heavy units. The book is extensively illustrated with hundreds of photographs and technical drawings, including twenty-two color profile and plan views of the ships. Additional info: About the Author John Jordan is the editor of the Warship annual and a lifelong student of French naval history on which he has written extensively. Robert Dumas is France's leading expert on warship design, and the author of numerous books and monographs on the ships of the Marine Nationale.
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French Battleships 1922-1956
Language: English
Author: Jordan J., Dumas R.
Genre: History
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 978-1-84832-034-5, XXX-X-XXXXX-XXX-X
Format: PDF, EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 529
Description: The French battleships of the Dunkerque and Richelieu classes were the most radical and influential battleship designs of the interwar period, and were coveted by the British, German and Italian navies following the Armistice of June 1940. Using a wealth of primary-source material, some of which has only recently been made available, the authors provide a full account of their development and a detailed analysis of their design characteristics. The technical chapters are interspersed with operational histories, with a particular focus on the operations in which the ships engaged other heavy units. The book is extensively illustrated with hundreds of photographs and technical drawings, including twenty-two color profile and plan views of the ships.
Additional info: About the Author
John Jordan is the editor of the Warship annual and a lifelong student of French naval history on which he has written extensively. Robert Dumas is France's leading expert on warship design, and the author of numerous books and monographs on the ships of the Marine Nationale.
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Jordan J., Dumas R. French Battleships 1922-1956, 2009
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