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For most of the twentieth century Britain possessed both the world s largest merchant fleet and its most extensive overseas territories. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Royal Navy always showed a particular interest in the cruiser a multi-purpose warship needed in large numbers to defend trade routes and police the empire. Above all other types, the cruiser s competing demands of quality and quantity placed a heavy burden on designers, and for most of the inter-war years Britain sought to square this circle through international treaties restricting both size and numbers. In the process she virtually invented the heavy cruiser and inspired the large 6in-armed cruiser, neither of which, ironically, served her best interests. For the first time this book seeks to comprehend the full policy background, from which a different and entirely original picture emerges of British cruiser development. After the war the cruiser s role was reconsidered and the final chapters of the book cover modernisations, the plans for missile-armed ships and the convoluted process that turned the through-deck cruiser into the Invincible class light carriers. With detailed appendices of ship data, and illustrated in depth with photos and A D Baker s specially commissioned plans, British Cruisers truly matches the lofty standards set by Friedman s previous books on British destroyers.
About the Author
NORMAN FRIEDMAN is arguably America s most prominent naval analyst, and the author of more than thirty books covering a range of naval subjects, from warship histories to contemporary defence issues. He has recently published a well-received history of British destroyers in two volumes.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is well up to Friedman's usual high standard - rich in detail, excellently illustrated (though it's not always easy to see the tiny details flagged in the captions)and with a strong narrative thread running through the design history. Hard to imagine even those who know this area well not learning from it. The book is sumptuously produced and a bargain even at RRP let alone at a discounted price. It is, if anything, a little too large for bedtime reading but who's going to complain about being given so much?! What makes Friedman so persuasive is that he doesn't leap to judgement like so many who have looked at RN cruisers have done in the past. The design imperatives were not the same as those faced by rival navies and it makes no sense to compare, say, the Town class ships with some of the mini-battleships produced by the Germans, Japanese and Americans. Friedman also writes very naturally and well. A triumph! Get it now before you have to pay over the odds on the used book market as you do if you want NF's earlier book on the design history of American cruisers.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A review which is boringly easy to do and can be kept quite short.
A magnificent book on the subject from an acknowledged expert.All cruisers, from the pre WW1 Arethusa to the Post WW2 Tigers, are amply covered in text together with some of the best diagrams/plans and photographs I have seen.An excellent book which I rate as very good value.
(On a slightly different but relevant matter ,there is only one book on this subject written by this author,British Cruisers,two world wars and after.A second volume,apparently titled British Crusers,from treaties to the present,is the same book!I know this because I thought so highly of the book I bought, I was very keen to get the second.Fortunately, by contacting the publishers,I discovered the problem before ordering)
An excellent book in all repects!Recommended.
A magnificent book on the subject from an acknowledged expert.All cruisers, from the pre WW1 Arethusa to the Post WW2 Tigers, are amply covered in text together with some of the best diagrams/plans and photographs I have seen.An excellent book which I rate as very good value.
(On a slightly different but relevant matter ,there is only one book on this subject written by this author,British Cruisers,two world wars and after.A second volume,apparently titled British Crusers,from treaties to the present,is the same book!I know this because I thought so highly of the book I bought, I was very keen to get the second.Fortunately, by contacting the publishers,I discovered the problem before ordering)
An excellent book in all repects!Recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Classic Freidman - a magnum opus covering the history of British Cruisers since WW1 by the great American naval historian. A wealth of technical detail as usual with many photos and drawings. Expensive perhaps but a definitive work that is highly recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A fine book- but a little 'dry', and the title misleads.
Thus far I have only looked briefly at this book, which arrived a few days ago. It is a quality product and very nicely produced, but I was disappointed to see that it essentially... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ralph Cook.
slight correction of previous review.
I would first like to whole heartedly endorse this book as a reference on British cruisers, a must for anyone with an interest in the subject. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr Campbell
British Cruisers
Norman Friedman is arguably the finest writer on 20th and 21st century naval developments in the world! His books are authoritative and under-pinned by emphirical research. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Passat
Well worth the Price
This book is a very densely packed source of information regarding British cruisers and cruiser designs. I have no hesitation in recommending it. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Duncan Munro
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