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NAVAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS AND GUNNERY

by Norman Friedman

Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st. 2013

Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Chronicling the growing aerial threat from its inception in the First World War and the response of each of the major navies down to the end of the Second, highlighting in particular the widely underestimated danger from dive-bombing. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 399 pages.

Spine very slightly shelf bumped. Slight creasing to top of spine wrapper.

ISBN: 9781848321779
Stock no. 1329891

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Contents

  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 An Evolving Threat
  • Chapter 2 Making Anti-Aircraft Fire Effective
  • Chapter 3 Beginnings
  • Chapter 4 The Inter-War Royal Navy
  • Chapter 5 The Inter-War US Navy
  • Chapter 6 The Inter-War Imperial Japanese Navy
  • Chapter 7 Other European Navies Between the Wars
  • Chapter 8 The Royal Navy at War
  • Chapter 9 The US Navy at War
  • Chapter 10 Axis Navies at War
  • Chapter 11 Post-War Developments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix: Gun Data
  • Index

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