German Battleships 1914-18 (1): Deutschland, Nassau and Helgoland classes

by Gary Staff, Paul Wright (Illustrator)

Overview

This volume covers the history of the Deutschland to Osfriesland classes of German battleships, beginning with the last of the pre-dreadnought battleships and explaining the revolutionary developments, particularly the vast increases in size and armament, that took place within the German Imperial Navy as it readied itself for war. Gary Staff describes the design and technology of these classes, focusing on the development and combat experiences of individual ships. Supported by official documents, first-hand accounts and drawings, this book also contains specially commissioned artwork depicting the battleship Pommern fighting at Jutland and ships of the Osfriesland class destroying HMS Black Prince in a dramatic night-time engagement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780963372
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	01/20/2012
Series:	New Vanguard , #164
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Gary Staff has had a life-long passion for the history of the German Imperial Navy and has translated many contemporary and original documents on the subject. He contibuted to a Channel 4 documentary on Jutland, exploring the Imperial Navy's experience of the battle. He grew up in Australia and currently lives on the island of Palau.
Paul Wright has painted ships of all kinds for most of his career, specializing in steel and steam warships from the late 19th century to the present day. Paul's art has illustrated the works of Patrick O'Brian, Dudley Pope and C.S. Forester amongst others, and hangs in many corporate and private collections all over the world. A Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists, Paul lives and works in Surrey.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Battleships of the Deutschland Class 4

Armament

Armour

Seakeeping

Machinery

General Characteristics and changes

Service record

The First Dreadnought Type 15

Battleships of the Nassau Class 19

Armament

Armour

Seakeeping

Machinery

General Characteristics and changes

Service record

Battleships of the Helgoland Class 33

Armament

Armour

Seakeeping

Machinery

General Characteristics and changes

Service record

Bibliography 47

Index 48

Editorial Reviews

Each section provides a brief history of the class, there technical specifications — armor, armament, engines, and boilers — and a service history of each ship... There is a color profile of one ship in each class, along with three paintings that illustrate particular episodes that these ships took part in. The illustrations are rounded off by a cut away of the SMS Rhineland... aficionados of the Kaiser's navy will find this a handy reference book for these three classes of German battleships.” —Marc Blackburn, IPMS (March 2010)

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