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NAVAL FIREPOWER: BATTLESHIP GUNS AND GUNNERY IN THE DREADNOUGHT ERA

by Norman Friedman

Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st thus. 2013

Fine condition. This book outlines in layman's terms the complex subject of fire-control, as it dominated battleship and cruiser design from before World War I to the end of the dreadnought era. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations.

A super copy, looks unread.

ISBN: 9781848321854
Stock no. 1329427

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Contents

  • Note on units of measurement
  • Note on abbreviations
  • Author's acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Gunnery Problem
  • 2 Range-keeping
  • 3 Shooting and Hitting
  • 4 Tactics 1904-14
  • 5 The Surprises of War 1914-18
  • 6 Between the Wars
  • 7 The Second World War
  • 8 The German Navy
  • 9 The US Navy
  • 10 The US Navy at War
  • 11 The Imperial Japanese Navy
  • 12 The French Navy
  • 13 The Italian Navy
  • 14 The Russian and Soviet Navies
  • Appendix: Propellants, Guns, Shells and Armour
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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