British Battlecruisers 1905-1920

Roberts, John : British Battlecruisers 1905-1920. Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 2016. First printing of the revised edition. Size is quarto (4vo), 11.75"/29.8cm h. Bound in publisher's olive cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dust jacket, art by A.C.B. Cull, rendering Indomitable, Inflexible, Invincible, and Indefatigable circa 1911. Plain ochre endpapers. [1-7], 8-128, unpaginated color section to center of schematics w four standard size pp and two double-size foldouts; pocket tipped to rear pastedown contains folded schematic details of HMS Queen Mary, 39" x 17" when opened. Table of contents; preface to the new (2016) edition, abbrev, intro, Origins, Design & Construction; Battlecruiser revival; color plans; Machinery; perspective drawings, armament, armour, conclusion. Summary of Service, sources, notes, index. B&w photos, plans aplenty. Condition notes: a near-fine, clean copy with light wear to boards, light bumping to tail edge. Light wear/rubbing to handsome dust jacket. Interior unmarked. A spectacular record of Jackie Fisher's battlecruisers. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Product Info

ISBN: 1591149150

ISBN-13: 9781591149156

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Year: 2016

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

Seller Info

FurrowedBrowBooks

Address: 669 Short St St. Paul, Minnesota

Website: https://www.furrowedbrowbooks.com

Country: United States