Birth of the Battleship: British Capital Ship Design 1870-1881 Tapa dura - 2001

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket has tape repairs.. 2001. First American Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 1557502137 . Bibliography, index, many photos. The author maintains that rapid technological change characterized the design of British warships in the late 19th century. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Naval Institute Press, 2001-09-01. Hardcover. Like New. 7x0x11. 2001 Hardcover Edition. Light shelf wear to DJ. Pages unmarked. No Expedited/International Shipping.

E-034: Naval Institute Press. Very Good. 2001. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 2001. 224 pgs. Illlustrated with black and white plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The British ship designers who plied their trade between 1870 and 1881 have long been criticized for being retrogressive and emblematic of the so-called dark ages of the British Admiralty. In this revisionist study, John Beeler goes beyond a purely technical analysis to examine crucial external factors that affected ship building--politics, finance, bureaucracy, strategy, and foreign threats. He makes a persuasive case that the Admiralty's sensible approach to the many problems of the decade laid the foundation… Leer más

Naval Institute Press, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. Book and Dust Jacket are in FINE condition.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Naval Institute, 2001., 2001. 1st US ed. 224p. Photos. Line drawings. Oversize. Fine/Fine Copy.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book.