Royal Navy Monitors of World War II, 9781472868138
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Big guns, small ships, huge impact: Royal Navy monitors in WWII.
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Royal Navy Monitors of World War II

britain's battleship-calibre gunboats

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    48 pages

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    2 March 2026

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Summary

Royal Navy Monitors of World War II: The Big Guns of Shore Support

A superbly illustrated history of the Royal Navy’s World War II monitors – gunboats armed with a single, large-calibre gun turret – and their roles and battles around the world.

When World War II broke out, the Royal Navy possessed a sizeable fleet of battleships and battlecruisers. However, these formed the core of the battle fleets and were rarely free to perform an equally vital mission – …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472868138
ISBN-10:1472868137
Series:New Vanguard
Author:Angus Konstam, Adam Tooby
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Osprey Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:48
Release Date:2 March 2026
Weight:454g
Dimensions:248mm x 184mm
About The Author

Angus Konstam

Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.

Adam Tooby is a renowned 3D modeller and digital artist.

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