Hornblowers Ships - Softcover

Saville, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574884603 ISBN 13: 9781574884609

Publisher: Brassey's Inc, 2002

Synopsis

-- Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the scale-model ship design and construction for the Emmy-winning A&E series Horatio Hornblower-- Illustrated with more than 100 color and black-and-white photos of the models, on-set production shots, and original draft plans For A&E's dramatization of C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower, producers lavishly funded astounding re-creations of the epic battles scenes. In Hornblower's Ships, Martin Saville interweaves the history of Nelsonic-era shipbuilding with his account of the research, planning, and construction stages of the eleven specially commissioned, fully working, scale models of Forester's famed vessels. The book also includes an invaluable reference section detailing the ship types, full specifications, historical precedents, the fictional role of the series' vessels, and scale plans of the vessels that will delight both nautical enthusiasts and model builders.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brassey's Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1574884603
• ISBN 13: 9781574884609
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128