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Lädt ... Warspitevon Iain Ballantyne
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Well illustrated (indeed, possibly even a little heavy on the specially-commissioned paintings), comprehensive in scope but strangely lacking in detail (particularly technical, which given the likely audience of this sort of book is a surprising omission). Interesting as a collection of primary-source recollections centred on the Warspite (WWII incarnation), but not terribly cohesive or interesting in any other way. A shame, as there is much more that could have been said to provide context and detail. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"The dramatic career of the Queen Elizabeth class super-dreadnought, which fought with such distinction throughout two World Wars . . . a great story." --White Ensign Association No warship name in British naval history has more battle honors than HMS Warspite. While this book looks at the lives of all eight vessels to bear the name (between 1596 and the 1990s), it concentrates on the truly epic story of the seventh vessel, a super-dreadnought battleship, conceived as the ultimate answer to German naval power, during the arms race that helped cause WW1. Warspite fought off the entire German fleet at Jutland, survived a mutiny between the wars and then covered herself in glory in action from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean during WW2. She was the flagship of Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham when he mastered the Italian Navy in the Mediterranean, her guns inflicting devastating damage on the enemy at Calabria in 1940 and Matapan in 1941. She narrowly avoided destruction by the Japanese carrier force that devastated Pearl Harbor. She provided crucial fire support for Allied landings in Sicily, Italy, Normandy and Walcheren. A lucky ship in battle, she survived dive-bombers off Crete and glide bomb hits off Salerno. But this is not just the story of a warship. Wherever possible the voices of those men who fought aboard her speak directly to the reader about their experiences. Warspite is also the story of a great naval nation which constructed her as the ultimate symbol of its imperial power and then scrapped her when the sun set on that empire. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The story of Warspite is a fascinating one, so fascinating in fact, that it leaves the reader with one unanswered question—why on earth was she not preserved as a memorial to those who served the Royal Navy in both world wars? Sadly, the answer, more than anything else, probably relates to the country’s finances following the war; a time when there was very little money left for anything.
Iain Ballantyne takes us on a voyage from the ship’s design, to her demise, something that is a story in itself. The German navy was never able to destroy the proud warship, and in the end, the British did not have much luck either, to the amusement of all those watching.
As someone who has read a great deal about naval history, I wasn’t sure this book would provide a lot (if anything) I didn’t already know. Happily, I can report that there is a wealth of little-known information within Warspite’s pages.
Warspite is incredibly well-researched and a must have for anyone with even a passing interest in naval history.
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