Warships after London : The End of the Treaty Era in the Five Major Fleets, 1930-1936.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jordan, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Warships.

Navies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Warships after London

Place of Publication:

: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2020.

Summary:

The acclaimed naval historian presents an authoritative study of how the 1930 Treaty of London influenced warship design in the years before WW2.After the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 put a cap on the construction of capital ships and aircraft carriers, the major navies of the world began building 'treaty cruisers' and other warships that.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Table of contents

PREFACE

ACRONYMS &amp

ABBREVIATIONS

CONVERSION TABLES

Introduction: THE LONDON TREATYOF APRIL 1930

Chapter 1 THE IMPLICATIONS OF THELONDON TREATY FOR THEFIVE MAJOR NAVIES

Chapter 2 CAPITAL SHIPS 1930-36

Chapter 3 AIRCRAFT CARRIERS1930-36

Chapter 4 CRUISERS 1930-36

Chapter 5 DESTROYERS 1930-36

Chapter 6 SUBMARINES 1930-36

Chapter 7 SMALL COMBATANTS ANDAUXILIARY VESSELS

Chapter 8 POSTSCRIPT: THELONDON TREATY OF 1936

Appendix INTERNATIONAL TREATYFOR THE LIMITATION ANDREDUCTION OF NAVALARMAMENT - LONDON,22 APRIL 1930

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Back cover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5267-7752-5

OCLC:

1276858200