03085cam a2200409 a 4500 ocm35900130 OCoLC 20241128083252.0 961112s1996 nyua 000 0 eng d 96229038 0004709977 9780004709970 AU@ 000012987020 NLGGC 149934297 NZ1 4849673 UKMDD 0004709977 YDXCP 849 (OCoLC)35900130 eng GAFCSC LIBRARY lccopycat V815 .I2 Ireland, Bernard. Jane's battleships of the 20th century / text by Bernard Ireland ; illustrations by Tony Gibbons. Battleships of the twentieth century New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, �1996. 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm Austria-Hungary -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Japan -- Minor navies -- Russia -- United Kingdom -- USA. The greatest arms race in history began in the first years of the 20th century as World Powers expanded their fleets. Germany challenged the Royal Navy's global dominance, the U.S. and Japan established themselves as major naval powers. The revolutionary "HMS Dreadnought" was succeeded by even larger and more powerful warships that clashed spectacularly at the battle of Jutland in 1916. Plans for a new generation of 'super dreadnoughts' were delayed by international treaties, but Japanese ambitions eventually led to a new arms race with the U.S. This naval race produced the world's largest and most heavily-armed battleships, like the "Yamoto" and "Owa." Combat experience in World War II soon revealed that submarines and aircraft posed a lethal threat to even the greatest battleship. Only the U.S. Navy had the resources to maintain a battleship force after 1945, and these mighty warships have attached enemy coasts from Vietnam and the Lebanon to the 1991 Gulf War. Acclaimed naval illustrator Tony Gibbons has painted all classes of twentieth century battleship for "Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century." Every major battleship is shown in profile, with the 25 greatest battleships illustrated across the full width of the page, with accompanying plan and bow views. Naval historian Bernard Ireland reveals the fascinating background to each class of battleship. Each entry includes comprehensive technical data. Special features investigate what happened when. 1900-1999 fast Battleships History 20th century. Nonfiction. History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 has work: Jane's battleships of the 20th century (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGCF3qTWq7qj43JRKtFpCP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Online version: Ireland, Bernard. Jane's battleships of the 20th century. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, �1996 (OCoLC)988740270 lcc BK V815 I2 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 359 OTHER HOLDINGS 2613 2613 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-11-28 0 V815 .I2 2024-4077 2024-11-28 08:33:10 C.1 2024-11-28 BK