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Army's Navy: British Military Vessels and Their History Since Henry VIII

Door David Habesch

Categorie
Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer
#377488-VB52
Titel
Army's Navy: British Military Vessels and Their History Since Henry VIII
Auteur
Habesch, David
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : Bloomsbury Academic
Jaar van uitgave
2001
ISBN10
1861761570
ISBN13
9781861761576
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, some illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Begining with the artillery transport barges operated by Henry VIII's Board of Ordnance in the 16th century, for the past 500 years the British Army has been responsible for a large and varied fleet of ships, but a fleet whose history has been overshadowed by that of the Royal Navy. This book gives a complete history of the ships and other maritime forces operated by the Army, including the Submarine Mining Service of the late 19th century, where the Royal Engineers defended harbours with mines and torpedoes, through the First and Second World Wars, and into the post-war period, when the Army's Navy had the perilous job of disposing of thousands of tons of unstable surplus ammunition by dumping it at sea.
Pagina's
242
Conditie
Goed — Edges dust jacket trifle frayed.
Prijs
€ 12,50

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