The Last Big-gun Naval Battle
Title | The Last Big-gun Naval Battle PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Sauer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The Battle of Leyte Gulf -- four major actions -- was the greatest sea battle in history. The Surigao Strait action is considered the Navy's greatest single triumph, a model of timing, coordination and execution. This is a unique, behind-the- guns view; a gripping eye-witness account riding the battle line at Surigao in the last Crossing of the 'T'.
Big Gun Battles
Title | Big Gun Battles PDF eBook |
Author | Robert C Stern |
Publisher | Seaforth Publishing |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2015-01-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1848321538 |
The outcome of much of the maritime warfare in the Second World War was decided by the torpedo or the aerial bomb, making relatively recent warship types, the submarine and aircraft carrier, the new arbiters naval conflict. Yet despite this, there was a surprising number of traditional ship-to-ship engagements involving the big guns of battleships and cruisers. This book recounts some of the most important, technically interesting, or obscure of these gunfire duels in a narrative that combines pacy storytelling with an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing victory or defeat.??Covering all theatres of the naval war from 1939 until the Japanese surrender, the incidents are selected to demonstrate the changing face of surface warfare under the influence of rapidly improving fire-control systems, radar and other sensors. By 1945 this allowed big ships to open fire at great ranges with a high probability of hitting with the first salvo. This success was the pinnacle of gunnery excellence, but also heralded the end of naval gunnery as a major factor in sea warfare _ facing such deadly accuracy, navies looked to longer-ranged, and smarter, ship-killing weapons like surface-skimming missiles and homing torpedoes.
The Last Big-gun Naval Battle
Title | The Last Big-gun Naval Battle PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Sauer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 1995* |
Genre | Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944 |
ISBN |
Big Gun Battles
Title | Big Gun Battles PDF eBook |
Author | Robert C. Stern |
Publisher | Seaforth Publishing |
Pages | 535 |
Release | 2015-01-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1473849357 |
This naval history of WWII explores the advancing technology and tactics of battleships through a fascinating survey of ship-to-ship duels. While many naval battles of the Second World War were decided by the torpedo or the aerial bomb, there was a surprising number of traditional ship-to-ship engagements involving the big guns of battleships and cruisers. Big Gun Battles recounts some of the most significant and technically fascinating of these gunfire duels in a narrative that combines lively storytelling with an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing victory or defeat. Covering all theatres of the naval war from 1939 until the Japanese surrender, the selected incidents demonstrate the changing face of surface warfare under the influence of rapidly improving fire-control systems, radar, and other technologies. By 1945, battleships achieved the pinnacle of gunnery excellence.
The Last Epic Naval Battle
Title | The Last Epic Naval Battle PDF eBook |
Author | David Sears |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2007-07-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 045122132X |
By October, 1944, Japan's once-mighty naval power was almost extinguished. But in one last desperate bid, the Japanese gathered and combined their forces to defeat the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy. With more ships engaged than there were even in the gargantuan World War I Battle of Jutland-and 200,000 men fighting on the sea and in the air- the Battle of Leyte Gulf was a hellish cacophony of cannon fire, murderous strafing airplanes, and deadly explosions. Here, in the words of the men who were there, are the dramatic accounts of what really happened at Leyte. Though often overshadowed by other Pacific War engagements, such as Midway or Guadalcanal, the Battle of Leyte Gulf was, and remains, the largest battle in the history of naval warfare.
Sea of Thunder
Title | Sea of Thunder PDF eBook |
Author | Evan Thomas |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 436 |
Release | 2007-11-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0743252225 |
Drawing on oral histories, diaries, correspondence, postwar testimony from both American and Japanese participants, and interviews with survivors, Thomas provides this riveting account of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, the culminating battle of the war in the Pacific. Photos.
The Naval War of 1812; Or, the History of the United States Navy During the Last War with Great Britain, to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans; Volume 1
Title | The Naval War of 1812; Or, the History of the United States Navy During the Last War with Great Britain, to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans; Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Theodore Roosevelt |
Publisher | Franklin Classics |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 2018-10-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780342577903 |
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