1881, ISBN: 5f2d20a50ea43e012220d5ffcf871e70

The result is a scientifically competent study of the first twenty years of British ironclad design when the Royal Navy was confronted by multiple challenges, both technically and politic… Mehr…

The result is a scientifically competent study of the first twenty years of British ironclad design when the Royal Navy was confronted by multiple challenges, both technically and politically. A book therefore long overdue. **PLEASE READ**1) CHECK THE WEIGHT OF EACH ITEM AS GIVEN IN DESCRIPTION2) IF YOU WISH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER BUY IT NOW ITEMS, CHECK THEIR WEIGHT3) UK CUSTOMERS - I WILL PROVIDE A QUOTE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS, PLEASE ASK ME FOR A COMBINED SHIPPING INVOICE ONCE YOU HAVE CHOSEN YOUR ITEMS4) IF YOU BUY MULTIPLE ITEMS - WAIT FOR MY COMBINED INVOICE, BUT IF YOU ONLY BUY ONE ITEM PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMPLETE CHECKOUT5) REMEMBER - IT IS MORE ECONOMICAL TO BUY MULTIPLE PURCHASES AND PAY ONE POSTAGE COST--------------------------------------------------Birth of the Battleship: British Capital Ship Design 1870-1881 - John Beeler - Caxton EditionsSUPERB BOOK!An outstanding volume on early Battleship development.  A worthy addition to your maritime library, and one that covers an area all too often overlooked.  Beeler's book is a must have for those who wish to understand how in such a short space of time the Royal Navy progressed from sailing ships of the line to the what we today would recognise as battleships.Here's the product info:This book sets out to delineate the general framework - political, economical, strategic, tactical and technological - in which the design of the battleship evolved. The book also focuses on aspects of the design process which are overlooked by other studies, in particular the administrative structure of the Admiralty and how it contributed to design policy. It seeks to present the battleships of the era on their own terms, rather than comparing them with later ships.Here's an Amazon customer review (2008) which gives the book 5/5: The words are NOT my own and are for descriptive purposes only.Apparently it took some distance to do justice to the attitudes and attempts of the British Admiralty (and the engineers designing capital ships on their orders) to provide their navy with the right means for keeping up the Empire. John Beeler is as distant as an author can be: an American from Alabama, writing more than 120 years after that period.The result is a scientifically competent study of the first twenty years of British ironclad design when the Royal Navy was confronted by multiple challenges, both technically and politically. Many historians and naval writers alike have regarded this time as a period characterised by conservatism, backwardness and outright confusion on the part of the Admiralty, and they prove this by the assortment of ships assembled in this period - ranging from clumsy sailing affairs to almost modern battleships. Beeler truly records all these arguments and then dismantles them, point by point, founded on solid evidence derived from contemporary primary and an even greater wealth of secondary sources. He points out that the building policy followed through by the admiralty was influenced by a lot of factors - the worldwide commitment of the navy (necessitating the retaining of masts and sails for lack of the network of coaling stations necessary for an all-steam navy with global commitments), the rapid technological advance, particularly on the part of guns and armour, by which ships were deemed advanced when being laid down, obsolescent when commissioned and outright obsolete only a few years into their service, and finally the economical constraints (forcing the admiralty to try to get out the most of single ships.) Most important however, and he clearly makes this point, was the tactical conundrum the Admiralty was stuck with: it was clear that the new navy of steaming, heavily armed and armoured ironclads necessitated new tactics, but there was no way to say for sure which ones, and that in turn gave room to wild tactical ideas and the ensuing variety of designs.He also points out that the Royal Navy of the 1870s and 80s was derided by historians on the grounds of hindsight perception. I found it quite refreshing to read a sentence like this one: "It may appear obvious once pointed out, but it is important to bear in mind that in the event of war (...) the Royal Navy would have faced the Russian fleet - such as it was - rather than its own counterpart of twenty years later." It is, indeed.To be true: Beeler is not the first historian to air these statements. The merits of his book lie in the fact that, for the first time, all these points are compiled into a general case for the restoration of the Admiralty's, naval architects' and politicians' reputations, by putting their decisions into the overall political and historical, economical and social context of the time. A book therefore long overdue.Also long overdue is the re-appraisal of the work of Nathaniel Barnaby who has been blamed (most prominently by Oscar Parkes) for turning the Royal Navy into a 'collection of samples'. Beeler doesn't make a secret of his fondness for the man whom he credits with having done the least rewarding job at the time (rather than working, for better pay, for clients who would actually have heeded his advice) against much ignorance from their Lordships. He portrays Barnaby not as the stupid draughtsman he has been regarded by many authors, mostly due to his lack of eloquence and his moderate nature, but as a gifted theoretician of naval warfare who predicted many of its developments rather accurately, and based his suggestions on these visions. In this respect, he introduces Barnaby not as a successor to Edward Reed (whose brilliant eloquence made him look better to contemporaries and historians alike) but as a tutor to William White whose designs owe much to the ones by his great teacher.As to the book proper, many images illustrate a well-written if heavily annotated text (the annotations for readability's sake always being set up as footnotes on the same page, though.) An exhaustive bibliography completes the book.224 page hardcover published 2003WEIGHT - 1.54kg--------------------------------------------------SHIPPING:UKDetails are provided in the drop down menu below. 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1881, ISBN: 5f2d20a50ea43e012220d5ffcf871e70

The result is a scientifically competent study of the first twenty years of British ironclad design when the Royal Navy was confronted by multiple challenges, both technically and politic… Mehr…

The result is a scientifically competent study of the first twenty years of British ironclad design when the Royal Navy was confronted by multiple challenges, both technically and politically. A book therefore long overdue. Very Good, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Bestes Angebot, [LT: BestOffer]<

1881, ISBN: 5f2d20a50ea43e012220d5ffcf871e70

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