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Big Gun Monitors: Design, Construction and Operations, 1914-1945

Big Gun Monitors: Design, Construction and Operations, 1914-1945
By Ian Buxton

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Little more than huge gun mountings fitted on simple, self-propelled rafts, the Royal Navy's big gun monitors were designed and built rapidly to fulfill an urgent need for heavy shore bombardment during World War I. They were largely forgotten when this short-lived requirement was over until Buxton produced the first edition of this book in 1978. Now completely revised, expanded, and redesigned to a larger format, the book provides a top-notch technical and operational history, supported by more than 200 illustrations of the ship.


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #696432 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-08-15
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 256 pages