Navy Fighting Machine by Fred Jane (7 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides an in-depth guide to the operations and complexities of the Royal Navy. Intended for general readership interested in naval history, the author describes the evolution of key naval technologies, strategies, and warfare from the Crimean War to World War I. Broken into chapters detailing ships, weapons, personnel, and tactics, the author presents a historically sweeping overview of this era of naval warfare. From the introduction of battleships, submarines, and aircraft to the controversial and largely untested deployment of mines, this book analyzes the technical innovations and rivalries that influenced the British Empire's maritime dominance. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 116 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.30 inches. In Stock.

12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Card Covers Good Blue pictorial card covers, pp. [1- 9] 10-117 plus 2pp. publisher's ads. This first edition, published in October 1914, at the outset of the First World War, lacks the back card cover and approximately half the paper backstrip, but the contents and binding are sound. Half-title inscribed "To Dear Mother From Dave.".…