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PublisherNaval Institute Press

ISBN-101591146399

ISBN-139781591146391

eBay Product ID (ePID)228746137

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Book TitleFrench Battleships of World War One

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / Naval, Europe / France, Military / World War I

Publication Year2017

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorJohn Jordan, Philippe Caresse

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight60.9 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width11.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-932349

Reviews"This is a book of exceptionally high quality with extensive contemporary photographs and sectional drawings adapted and translated from French Navy archives... this book is highly recommended." - Australian Naval Institute, " The Naval War in the Baltic offers a good look at a largely neglected theatre, and will prove valuable reading for anyone studying World War II at sea, or naval operations in the littorals and in support of land campaigns." -- Strategy Page, " French Battleships of World War One is a valuable work, with excellent illustrations, including many in color, and a necessity for anyone interested in the battleship or the naval side of the world wars." Strategy Page, "This book is a delight for anyone interested in the technical aspects of warships, detailing all of the French predreadnoughts and dreadnoughts that participated in the war. It also provides extensive information on the operational histories of these ships." --Western Naval Association Newsletter (WNHA, "This is a book full of great detail, clearly the result of much research, with the interesting addition of contemporary water colours, and one to be recommended to the serious historian and warship enthusiast alike." -- Warships as part of the publication's Naval Books of the Year, This is a book full of great detail, clearly the result of much research, with the interesting addition of contemporary water colours, and one to be recommended to the serious historian and warship enthusiast alike.Warships as part of the publication's Naval Books of the Year, " French Battleships of World War One is a valuable work, with excellent illustrations, including many in color, and a necessity for anyone interested in the battleship or the naval side of the world wars." -- Strategy Page, " The Naval War in the Baltic offers a good look at a largely neglected theatre, and will prove valuable reading for anyone studying World War II at sea, or naval operations in the littorals and in support of land campaigns." Strategy Page, This is a book of exceptionally high quality with extensive contemporary photographs and sectional drawings adapted and translated from French Navy archivesthis book is highly recommended.Australian Naval Institute, This book is a delight for anyone interested in the technical aspects of warships, detailing all of the French predreadnoughts and dreadnoughts that participated in the war. It also provides extensive information on the operational histories of these ships.Western Naval Association Newsletter (WNHA

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal623.8252094409041

SynopsisWhen war broke out in August 1914 France had only two dreadnoughts in service, with a second pair running trials. The main body of the elite Arm e Navale was made up of the eleven battleships of the Patrie and Danton classes, both of which were intermediate designs with two main gun calibers. Older ships included survivors of the notorious Flotte d'echantillons ('fleet of samples') of the 1890 program and their successors designed during the 1890s. This book traces the development of French battleships from 1890 to 1922, and also covers the extensive modifications made to the survivors during the interwar period. It is liberally illustrated throughout with line drawings and labelled schematics, plus photographs from the extensive Caresse collection, many of which are previously unpublished. This is the most comprehensive account of these ships published in English or French, and is destined be the standard reference for many years to come., When war broke out in August 1914 France had only two dreadnoughts in service, with a second pair running trials. The main body of the elite Armée Navale was made up of the eleven battleships of the Patrie and Danton classes, both of which were intermediate designs with two main gun calibers. Older ships included survivors of the notorious Flotte d'echantillons ('fleet of samples') of the 1890 program and their successors designed during the 1890s. This book traces the development of French battleships from 1890 to 1922, and also covers the extensive modifications made to the survivors during the interwar period. It is liberally illustrated throughout with line drawings and labelled schematics, plus photographs from the extensive Caresse collection, many of which are previously unpublished. This is the most comprehensive account of these ships published in English or French, and is destined be the standard reference for many years to come.

LC Classification NumberV815.5.F8J68 2017b