French Armoured Cruisers
1887 - 1932
$122.74
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
4 September 2019
Summary
French Armoured Cruisers: Guardians of the Trade Routes
Of all the threats faced by the Royal Navy during the first years of the twentieth century, the one which stood out was the risk to Britain’s sea lines of communication posed by France’s armoured cruisers. Fast, well-armed and well-protected, these ships could have evaded any attempted blockade of the French ports and, supported by a worldwide network of overseas bases, could potentially have caused havoc on the trade routes. B…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526741189 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526741180 |
| Author: | John Jordan, Philippe Caresse |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Seaforth Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 4 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.50kg |
| Dimensions: | 289mm x 245mm |
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About The Author
John Jordan
JOHN JORDAN is the Editor of the Warship annual and a lifelong student of French naval history. His previous four books on French Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers were critical and commercial successes, and he also produced a study of the impact of the Washington naval treaty called Warships after Washington.
PHILIPPE CARESSE, his collaborator on this book, is a leading French authority, and the author of numerous books and monographs on late nineteenth century French warships.
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