Typenkompass: Schlachtschiffe der Royal Navy by Ingo Bauernfeind

A Comprehensive Guide to Royal Navy Battleships

Good condition.

In 1906, Britain stunned the world with a dramatic move: the introduction of its new battleship type, the "Dreadnought," instantly rendered the entire fleets of other naval powers obsolete. This sparked an unprecedented naval arms race between the Royal Navy and the Imperial German Navy. Ingo Bauernfeind describes the background to the creation of these revolutionary British battleships and presents portraits of all modern capital ships built by the Royal Navy, detailing their technical features, equipment, and armament.