Before the Battlecruiser
The Big Cruiser in the World's Navies 1865–1910
$69.99
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2026
Summary
The battlecruiser is perceived by many as the most glamorous of warships, remembered for its triumphs and tragedies in both world wars. Often forgotten are its lineal ancestors, the big cruisers that were constructed as capital ships for distant waters, as commerce raiders, and as fast scouts for the battlefleet during the last decades of the nineteenth century and the first years of the twentieth.
In this new book by bestselling author Aidan Dodson, the 200 or so big cruisers that we…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036157173 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1036157172 |
| Author: | Aidan Dodson |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 276mm x 219mm |
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About The Author
Aidan Dodson
Aidan Dodson has taught at the University of Bristol since 1996, combining the disparate academic fields of naval history and Egyptology, and holds an honorary professorship in the latter subject. He holds a BA from the University of Liverpool, and an MPhil and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2003. He is the author of some thirty books, covering both his academic disciplines. The British Hawkins class Cruisers, published by Seaforth in 2024, forms a companion to the present volume.
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