British & German battlecruisers : their development and operations / Michele Cosentino & Ruggero Stanglini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cosentino, Michele, author.

Stanglini, Ruggero, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Navy--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Germany. Kriegsmarine--History--20th century.

Germany.

Germany. Kriegsmarine.

Great Britain. Royal Navy.

Battle cruisers--Great Britain.

Battle cruisers.

Battle cruisers--Germany.

Battle cruisers--Great Britain--Design and construction.

Battle cruisers--Germany--Design and construction.

World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, British.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, German.

History.

Physical Description:

276 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cm

Other Title:

British and German battlecruisers

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2016.

Summary:

"The authors of British and German Battlecruisers have detailed the fast and formidably-armed battlecruisers developed before and during World War I in a way that has never been attempted before. They begin by looking at the relationship and rivalry between Great Britain and Germany and how foreign policy, strategic and tactical considerations, economic, industrial and technological developments, as well as naval policies led to the commencement of the battlecruiser programs in both countries. Chapters are then devoted to the development of the ships in each country, to design and construction, protection, propulsion plants, weapons, fire control, and communication systems. Particular focus is paid to the innovative aspects of the designs and their strengths and weaknesses. These ships eventually clashed in the North Sea at Dogger Bank, in January 1915, and while neither side suffered losses, the differences in their design and handling were apparent. These differences would be starkly highlighted a year later at Jutland when three British ships were destroyed."--Publisher description.

Contents:

Collision courses: British and German policy from 1870 to the First World War

Birth of the battlecruiser: strategic, economic and technological challenges

The battlecruisers of the Royal Navy

The battlecruisers of the Kaiserliche Marne

Operational use

British and German battlecruisers: a technical and operational comparison

Appendix: Battlecruisers of other nations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1682470113

9781682470114

OCLC:

923853618