- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Quercus (3 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1847244165
- ISBN-13: 978-1847244161
- Product Dimensions: 44 x 36.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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- #54 in Books > Science & Nature > Engineering & Technology > Military & Naval > Naval
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Its large format enables the reader to enjoy the 150 stunning images…those who were impressed by the glorious artwork in the first volume will be pleased that it is all here again too…each illustration is accompanied by Sam Willis’s excellent descriptions, which are well researched and presented and highly readable. It is a gem for anyone who loves naval history - BBC Who Do You Think You Are Magazine
outstanding quality of reproduction…Willis accompanies the images with incisive text - Navy News
outstanding quality of reproduction…Willis accompanies the images with incisive text - Navy News
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Fighting Ships 1850-1950 presents a stunning collection of 150 large-scale paintings, drawings, photographs and ship plans that tell the story of naval warfare from the first iron and steam warships to the deadly U-boats and aircraft carriers of the Second World War. Over these 100 years, the most significant naval engagements are dramatically depicted in striking detail - the bombardment of Sveaborg during the Crimean war, the battles of Tsushima and Jutland, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, the evacuation of Dunkirk and the D-Day landings, as well as the Japanese surrender - revealing the glory and exhilaration of the last great age of marine warfare. Arranged chronologically, the ships illustrated include HMS Warrior, the first iron-hulled, heavily armoured warship; the mighty HMS Dreadnought; the battleship Aurora which ignited the Russian revolution; the Graf Spee, under attack on the River Plate; the formidable German battle cruiser Bismarck; the British aircraft carriers HMS Argus and Illustrious, and the Japanese Akagi, amongst many others. This remarkable collection not only showcases some of the greatest naval artists of the period, including John Wilson Carmichael, Gustave Bourgain, McClelland Barclay, Kobayashi Kiyochika, William Lionel Wyllie, and the official British war artist Richard Eurich, but also features powerful photographs, often taken by the sailors themselves. Each image is accompanied by Sam Willis’s expert commentary, shedding light on the key naval conflicts of the era, the breathtaking complexity of the modern warship - as well as life and death on board ship for the ordinary sailor.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning Artwork,
By Steve Chambers "scc970" (Gosport, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fighting Ships 1850-1950 (Hardcover)
This massive tome is a visual delight. The huge format brings to life the artwork and I cannot wait to get my hands on the first volume. The cover price is £50 and even at that I would have been sorely tempted to buy.Having said all that, as someone has already pointed out it is lacking in any form of technical details, but if you want that buy something like the anatomy of the ship series. What text there is gives a reasonable overview of international naval events in this period, but it is really just extended captions for the pictures. As a summary it is a useful addition to any library, but only if you are either not interested in technical details or already have them covered by other volumes.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fine, beautiful, but awkwardly big book.,
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This review is from: Fighting Ships 1850-1950 (Hardcover)
This book is beautifully illustrated and has very informative, informed text written beside most illustrations. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in modern history or even anyone who likes art or painting. There are some truly splendid images in this book, that are enhanced by their size. It is probably the closest we can get to travelling back in time to these eras. However, the size could be a disadvantage for some. It makes reading it a bit awkward in my opinion. To read this book comfortably, you would need a fairly big uncluttered table. The book is about as wide as a computer monitor, and one and a half times as tall as a computer monitor, and weighs about as much as four litres of milk. However, if you can overcome its bulkiness, you will find it a very, very enjoyable read.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic book!,
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This review is from: Fighting Ships 1850-1950 (Hardcover)
This is a huge book full of the best illustrations and pictures that I've ever seen about old fighting ships.There isn't much text but the whole point of the book is the imagery of the subject - and that is fantastic as is the price.Don't miss out on this bargain.
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