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Big Gun Monitors: The History of the Design, Construction and Operation of the Royal Navy's Monitors - Hardcover
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In the history of naval warfare probably no type of ship has provided more firepower per ton than the monitor - indeed they were little more than a huge gun mounting fitted on a simple, self-propelled raft. Designed and built rapidly to fulfil an urgent need for heavy shore-bombardment during World War I, they were top secret in conception, and largely forgotten when the short-lived requirement was over. Nevertheless, they were important ships, which played a significant role in many Great War campaigns and drove many of the advances in long-range gunnery later applied to the battle fleet. Indeed, their value was rediscovered during the Second World War when a final class was built. Monitors were largely ignored by naval historians until Ian Buxton produced the first edition of this book in 1978. Although published privately, this became an established classic and copies of the first edition are now almost unobtainable, so this new edition will be welcomed by many. It has been completely revised, extended and redesigned to a generous large format which allows material deleted from the original edition for lack of space to be restored.
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This is a new, revised edition of this now classic work covering the heavier monitors that formed patrols along with destroyers on either side of the Straits of Dover during the First World War to exclude enemy surface vessels from the English Channel and keep the enemy in port. Other Royal Navy monitors served in the Mediterranean.
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- PublisherSeaforth Publishing
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1844157199
- ISBN 13 9781844157198
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages224
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. N THE HISTORY OF NAVAL WARFARE probably no type of ship has provided more firepower per ton than the monitor ? indeed they were little more than a huge gun mounting fitted on a simple, self-propelled raft. Designed and built rapidly to fulfil an urgent need for heavy shore-bombardment during World War l, they were top secret in conception, and largely forgotten when the short-lived requirement was over. Nevertheless, they were important ships, which played a significant role in many Great War campaigns and inspired many of the advances in long-range gunnery techniques later applied tb the battle fleet. Indeed, their value was rediscovered during the Second World War when a final class was built. Monitors were virtually ignored by naval historians until lan Buxton produced the first edition of this book in 1978. Although published privately, this became an established classic and copies of the first edition are now almost unattainable, so this new edition will be welcomed by many. lt has been completely revised, extended and redesigned to a generous large format that allows material deleted from the original edition for lack of i space to be restored. Please note due to size and weight the book may incur additional postal charges depending on country. Seller Inventory # 000222
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