British Cruisers of the Victorian EraNaval Institute Press, 15 nov 2012 - 400 pagina's Gradually evolving from sailing frigates, the first modern cruiser is not easy to define, but this book starts with the earliest steam paddle warships, covers the evolution of screw-driven frigates, corvettes and sloops, and then the succeeding iron, composite and steel-hulled classes down to the last armoured cruisers. |
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3 The First Armoured Cruisers | 100 |
4 East Steel Cruisers | 116 |
5 The Torpedo and Small Cruisers | 174 |
6 Big Cruisers to Protect Commerce | 218 |
7 The Fast Wing of the Battle Fleet | 238 |
Fishers Revolution | 274 |
Bibliography | 292 |
Notes | 294 |
Data List Specifications | 330 |
List of Ships | 337 |
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