British Battleships of World War One

This book is a comprehensive technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era, from the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 to the end of the First World War. It includes detailed descriptions of each class of ship, along with photographs and line drawings, and is considered an essential reference work for historians, enthusiasts, and ship modellers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2022
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

This magnificent reference book achieved the status of a classic soon after its first publication in 1986, and it remains the most popular book on the era of battleship development. It presents, in one superb volume, the complete technical history of British capital ship design and construction during the dreadnought era. One hundred years ago, at Jutland, Dogger Bank, Helgoland Bight, and the first battle for the Falklands, mighty squadrons of these great armoured ships fought their German counterparts for command of the seas. Beginning with Dreadnought, the book continues to the end of the First World War, and all fifty dreadnoughts, super-dreadnoughts, and battlecruisers that served the Royal Navy during this era are described and superbly illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Each class of ship is described in detail so that design origins, technical and operational factors, and characteristics are discussed alongside, with special emphasis on armament, armour, and machinery. Fully detailed data tables are included for every class, and more than 500 photographs and line drawings illustrate the text. A delight for the historian, enthusiast, and ship modeler, it is a volume that is already regarded as an essential reference work for this most significant era in naval history and ship design, and this new softcover edition will delight a new generation of readers.

As a reference work, he has produced a volume that is destined to be the standard for the subject.

Weight: 1520g
Dimension: 250 x 292 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399096577