Warrior to Dreadnought: Warship Development, 1860-1905
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1848320868 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He died in 2008. D.K. Brown was a distinguished naval architect who retired in 1988 as Deputy Chief Architect of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. He published widely on the subject of warship design and built a reputation as a clear and brilliant commentator on the development of the ships of the Royal Navy
. From the Publisher Published with the cooperation of the National Maritime Museum
Brown explains how the Victorian Royal Navy, far from being the reactionary body it is often depicted to be, was, in fact, at the forefront of technological change.. It was a period that began with the fully rigged broadside ironclads and ended with the emergence of the great battleships and battle cruisers of World War I. In the 50 years that separated HMS Warrior from Dreadnought there was a revolution in warship design unparalleled in naval history. Noted naval historian D.K
"I really enjoyed this book simply because it intersected my interest in" according to Deborah Sue. I really enjoyed this book simply because it intersected my interest in ship design and naval history. If you yawn at the first sentence don't read on and forget about David Brown's book.What Warrior marked was the Royal Navy's first real ironclad warship powered by steam. It is on display at Portsmouth. The book follows the design changes through Dreadnought, which was about half a century but an ep. "Excellent, But Not a Stand-Alone Read" according to Ken Kendall. The author was a naval constructor in United Kingdom beginning in the mid-twentieth century. As such, he was extremely knowledgable regarding issues faced by constructors in the period covered by this book, roughly 1859-1906. The work descends into technical jargon more than occasionally. That said, I learned a great deal, particularly about why naval ships fail in combat or heavy weather.Great Brita. "so it's hard to say if Brown is better or worse than other authors" according to Joseph Pinczewski-Lee. Not an era I have any real knowledge of, so it's hard to say if Brown is better or worse than other authors. For me, he did a good job of taking you thru this era of massive technological change. Brown was a Naval Constructor for the Royal Navy, post-'so it's hard to say if Brown is better or worse than other authors Joseph Pinczewski-Lee Not an era I have any real knowledge of, so it's hard to say if Brown is better or worse than other authors. For me, he did a good job of taking you thru this era of massive technological change. Brown was a Naval Constructor for the Royal Navy, post-'45, & I get the impression he is an "Apologist" for the RN. He continually, in this work especially, makes the point that the RN was NOT "Conservative . 5, & I get the impression he is an "Apologist" for the RN. He continually, in this work especially, makes the point that the RN was NOT "Conservative