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001 2014472539
003 DLC
005 20150423084035.0
008 140903s2015 enkab b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2014472539
015 $aGBB4D4469$2bnb
016 7 $a016955644$2Uk
020 $a9781848321533
020 $a1848321538
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn897448184
040 $aUKMGB$beng$cUKMGB$erda$dOCLCO$dCDX$dBTCTA$dBDX$dOCLCF$dUNA$dUAB$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aD770$b.S744 2015
082 04 $a940.54/5$223
100 1 $aStern, Robert Cecil,$d1946-$eauthor.
245 10 $aBig gun battles :$bwarship duels of the Second World War /$cRobert C Stern.
264 1 $aBarnsley :$bSeaforth Publishing,$c2015.
300 $axx, 268 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index.
520 $a"The outcome of much of the maritime warfare in the Second World War was decided by the torpedo or the aerial bomb, making relatively recent warship types, the submarine and aircraft carrier, the new arbiters naval conflict. Yet despite this, there was a surprising number of traditional ship-to-ship engagements involving the big guns of battleships and cruisers. This book recounts some of the most important, technically interesting, or obscure of these gunfire duels in a narrative that combines pacy storytelling with an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing victory or defeat. Covering all theatres of the naval war from 1939 until the Japanese surrender, the incidents are selected to demonstrate the changing face of surface warfare under the influence of rapidly improving fire-control systems, radar and other sensors. By 1945 this allowed big ships to open fire at great ranges with a high probability of hitting with the first salvo. This success was the pinnacle of gunnery excellence, but also heralded the end of naval gunnery as a major factor in sea warfare -- facing such deadly accuracy, navies looked to longer-ranged, and smarter, ship-killing weapons like surface-skimming missiles and homing torpedoes"--Publisher description.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations.
650 0 $aBattleships$xHistory$y20th century.
611 27 $aWorld War (1939-1945)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01180924
650 7 $aBattleships.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00828922
650 7 $aMilitary operations, Naval.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01710244
648 7 $a1900 - 1999$2fast
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1509/2014472539-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1509/2014472539-b.html