American fighting ships of the 20th century

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Jane's american fighting ships of the 20th century has been compiled from the American sections of Jane's All the World's Ships. Five editors have in the course of this century collected, analyzed and published every important fact about each ship in all of the world's navies. Their work is accepted as the essential reference for maritime study, from the bridge to the home. Looking at the present day strength and capability of the U.S. Navy there must be many who will find fascination in the study of the rise of this great fighting force from its somewhat lowly position at the end of the 19th century to its present pre-eminence. This book contains, despite variations in shape and formát of the originál volumes, a logical description of the U.S. fleet as it changed, was reinforced and modernized until it became the vast fighting machine that we know today. From the early 1900s, when battleships were the core of all major fleets, the U.S. Navy underwent many changes. The submarine and... Tovább

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Jane's american fighting ships of the 20th century has been compiled from the American sections of Jane's All the World's Ships. Five editors have in the course of this century collected, analyzed and published every important fact about each ship in all of the world's navies. Their work is accepted as the essential reference for maritime study, from the bridge to the home. Looking at the present day strength and capability of the U.S. Navy there must be many who will find fascination in the study of the rise of this great fighting force from its somewhat lowly position at the end of the 19th century to its present pre-eminence. This book contains, despite variations in shape and formát of the originál volumes, a logical description of the U.S. fleet as it changed, was reinforced and modernized until it became the vast fighting machine that we know today. From the early 1900s, when battleships were the core of all major fleets, the U.S. Navy underwent many changes. The submarine and aircraft had become essential elements in the naval equation but vitai developments were still to come. During the inter-war years newdesigns of submarines led to the splendid "fleet boats" of World War II while aircraft carriers grew in size and capability. In addition, there was the evolution of amphibious doctrine by the U.S. marine corps and the production of specialized vessels for these operations. Building on this experience-coupled with the lessons of Korea and Vietnam, and despite many political and financial setbacks - the modern U.S. Navy was forged. The advent of nuclear propulsion for submarines and Continued on back flap Vissza