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British Gunboats of Victoria's Empire by Angus Konstam; Paul Wright (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
A beautifully illustrated history of the iconic ocean-going gunboats of British 'gunboat diplomacy', the hundreds of little warships that for 50 years demonstrated the power of the Royal Navy worldwide, and which maintained and enforced the rule of the British Empire at its peak.In recent years the phra ...Show more
British Ironclads 1860-75 - HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet' by Angus Konstam; Paul Wright (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
In November 1859, the French warship La Gloire was launched. She was the world's first seagoing ironclad - a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. Britain, not to be outdone, launched her own ironclad the following year - HMS Warrior - which, when she ente ...Show more
Warships in the Spanish Civil War by Angus Konstam; Paul Wright (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
This detailed study of the naval Spanish Civil War describes how the Spanish Navy, torn in two and comprising a Republican and Nationalist part, fought a civil war at sea involving both Hitler's and Mussolini's navies. In July 1936, a pro-fascist coup orchestrated by General Franco tore Spain apart and ...Show more
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