
Royal Navy Monitors of World War II
britain's battleship-calibre gunboats
$29.05
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2026
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 |
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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 |
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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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