Название: Big Gun Battles: Warship Duels of the Second World War
Автор: Robert C. Stern
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1848321538
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 320
Размер: 18,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
The outcome of much of the maritime warfare in the Second World War was decided by the torpedo or the aerial bomb, making relatively recent warship types, the submarine and aircraft carrier, the new arbiters naval conflict. Yet despite this, there was a surprising number of traditional ship-to-ship engagements involving the big guns of battleships and cruisers. This book recounts some of the most important, technically interesting, or obscure of these gunfire duels in a narrative that combines pacy storytelling with an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing victory or defeat.