British Naval Weapons of World War Two, Volume I: Destroyer Weapons (The John Lambert Collection)

Synopsis

&“For anyone wishing to super-detail any British destroyer of this era, this book looks to be a real must-have.&” —Nautical Research Guild's Model Ship World John Lambert was a renowned naval draftsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. By the time of his death in 2016 he&’d produced over 850 sheets of drawings, many of which have never been published—until now. Lambert&’s interest was always focused on smaller warships and his weapons drawings tend to be of open mountings—the kind that present a real challenge to modelmakers—rather than enclosed turret guns, but he also produced drawings of torpedo tubes, underwater weapons, fire-control directors, and even some specific armament-related deck fittings. This first volume in a series covers all such weapons carried by British destroyers of this era, with additional appendices devoted to earlier guns still in service, and destroyer-caliber weapons only mounted in larger ships. The drawings are backed by introductory essays by Norman Friedman, an acknowledged authority on naval ordnance, while a selection of photographs add to the value of the book as visual reference.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

240 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781526747686

Publisher:

Pen & Sword Books

Date of Addition:

10/15/23

Copyrighted By:

Seaforth Publishing

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Military, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Technology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.