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South American Battleships 1908-59 : Brazil, Argentina, and Chile's Great Dreadnought Race by Mark Lardas (2018, Trade Paperback)
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Publisher: Osprey Publishing (December 18, 2018). Series: New Vanguard (Book 264). In 1908 the most incredible naval arms race in history began. It also produced several groundbreaking dreadnought designs and one of the world's first aircraft carriers.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101472825101
ISBN-139781472825100
eBay Product ID (ePID)242555485
Product Key Features
Book TitleSouth American Battleships 1908-59 : Brazil, Argentina, and Chile's Great Dreadnought Race
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicMilitary / Naval, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Latin America / South America
IllustratorIllustrations, J. B., Shumate, Johnny, Yes
GenreTransportation, Political Science, History
AuthorMark Lardas
Book SeriesNew Vanguard Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight5.9 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Get the story. Grab this informative and entertaining little book." - Cybermodeler Online " [An] interesting book ... it should be sought by modelers and students of dreadnoughts and capital ships ... happily recommended it." - Model Ship Wright, "Get the story. Grab this informative and entertaining little book." -- Cybermodeler Online "[An] interesting book ... it should be sought by modelers and students of dreadnoughts and capital ships ... happily recommended it." -- Model Ship Wright
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number264
Dewey Decimal623.825209809041
SynopsisIn 1908 the most incredible naval arms race in history began. Flush with cash from rubber and coffee, Brazil decided to order three of the latest, greatest category of warship available - the dreadnought battleship. One Brazilian dreadnought by itself could defeat the combined gunnery of every other warship of all the other South American nations. Brazil's decision triggered its neighbour Argentina to order its own brace of dreadnoughts, which in turn forced Chile (which had fought boundary disputes with Argentina) to order some. In the process, the South American dreadnought mania drove the three participants nearly into insolvency, led to the bankruptcy of a major shipyard, and triggered a chain of events which led Turkey to declare war on Great Britain. It also produced several groundbreaking dreadnought designs and one of the world's first aircraft carriers., A fascinating history of a little-known arms race, and the huge dreadnought battleships that Brazil, Argentina and Chile armed themselves with in the years before World War I., In 1908 the most incredible naval arms race in history began. Flush with cash from rubber and coffee, Brazil decided to order three of the latest, greatest category of warship available--the dreadnought battleship. One Brazilian dreadnought by itself could defeat the combined gunnery of every other warship of all the other South American nations. Brazil's decision triggered its neighbor Argentina to order its own brace of dreadnoughts, which in turn forced Chile (which had fought boundary disputes with Argentina) to order some. In the process, the South American dreadnought mania drove the three participants nearly into insolvency, led to the bankruptcy of a major shipyard, and triggered a chain of events which led Turkey to declare war on Great Britain. It also produced several groundbreaking dreadnought designs and one of the world's first aircraft carriers.
LC Classification NumberV815.5
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- Jan 24, 2019
a good book and worth looking at
The book is good and interesting with some unique information. The political history of the Brazilian battleships was interesting and informative. The history of the Chilean and Argentinian ships is not as detailed.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Nov 11, 2024
GREAT BOOK HAPPY TO HAVE IT!
OSPREY BOOKS ARE GOOD ONES AND I WAS HAPPY TO FIND THIS, YOU DONT GET MUCH DETAIL OUTSIDE THE WW1 ARMS RACE IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. HAPPY TO FIND THIS!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
