The Resource Dreadnought : the ship that changed the world, Roger Parkinson
Dreadnought : the ship that changed the world, Roger Parkinson
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The item Dreadnought : the ship that changed the world, Roger Parkinson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- The years before World War I were the 'Age of the Dreadnought'. The monumental battleship design, first introduced by Admiral Fisher to the Royal Navy in 1906, was quickly adopted around the world and led to a new era of maritime warfare. In this book, Roger Parkinson provides a re-writing of the naval history of Britain and the other leading naval powers - Germany, America and Japan - from the 1880s to the early years of World War I. He shows how the dreadnought enabled the Royal Navy to develop from being primarily the navy of the 'Pax Britannica' in the Victorian era to being a war-ready fi
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Contents
-
- About the Author; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Origins of the Pre-Dreadnought Era; 2 The Pre-Dreadnought Era in the 1890s; 3 The New Navies of the 1890s; 4 Fisher and the Dreadnought; 5 The Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine); 6 The Politics and Diplomacy of Naval Policy; 7 From Dreadnoughts to Super-Dreadnoughts; 8 The Worldwide Dreadnought Arms Race; 9 World War I to Jutland; 10 From Jutland to Washington; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography
- Isbn
- 9780755621569
- Label
- Dreadnought : the ship that changed the world
- Title
- Dreadnought
- Title remainder
- the ship that changed the world
- Statement of responsibility
- Roger Parkinson
- Subject
-
- Battle cruisers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Battle cruisers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Dreadnought (Battleship)
- Dreadnought (Battleship)
- Electronic books
- General & world history
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 20th century
- 1800-1999
- Naval history
- Sea-power
- Sea-power -- Great Britain -- History
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science
- History
- Battle cruisers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The years before World War I were the 'Age of the Dreadnought'. The monumental battleship design, first introduced by Admiral Fisher to the Royal Navy in 1906, was quickly adopted around the world and led to a new era of maritime warfare. In this book, Roger Parkinson provides a re-writing of the naval history of Britain and the other leading naval powers - Germany, America and Japan - from the 1880s to the early years of World War I. He shows how the dreadnought enabled the Royal Navy to develop from being primarily the navy of the 'Pax Britannica' in the Victorian era to being a war-ready fi
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Parkinson, Roger
- Dewey number
- 359.3/2520941
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- V815.5.G7
- LC item number
- P37 2015eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Dreadnought (Battleship)
- Battle cruisers
- Battle cruisers
- Sea-power
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Dreadnought (Battleship)
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
- Battle cruisers
- Sea-power
- Great Britain
- General & world history
- Label
- Dreadnought : the ship that changed the world, Roger Parkinson
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- About the Author; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Origins of the Pre-Dreadnought Era; 2 The Pre-Dreadnought Era in the 1890s; 3 The New Navies of the 1890s; 4 Fisher and the Dreadnought; 5 The Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine); 6 The Politics and Diplomacy of Naval Policy; 7 From Dreadnoughts to Super-Dreadnoughts; 8 The Worldwide Dreadnought Arms Race; 9 World War I to Jutland; 10 From Jutland to Washington; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography
- Control code
- 910237425
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780755621569
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 9780857737052
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)910237425
- Label
- Dreadnought : the ship that changed the world, Roger Parkinson
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- About the Author; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Origins of the Pre-Dreadnought Era; 2 The Pre-Dreadnought Era in the 1890s; 3 The New Navies of the 1890s; 4 Fisher and the Dreadnought; 5 The Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine); 6 The Politics and Diplomacy of Naval Policy; 7 From Dreadnoughts to Super-Dreadnoughts; 8 The Worldwide Dreadnought Arms Race; 9 World War I to Jutland; 10 From Jutland to Washington; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography
- Control code
- 910237425
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780755621569
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 9780857737052
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)910237425
Subject
- Battle cruisers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Battle cruisers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Dreadnought (Battleship)
- Dreadnought (Battleship)
- Electronic books
- General & world history
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 20th century
- 1800-1999
- Naval history
- Sea-power
- Sea-power -- Great Britain -- History
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science
- History
- Battle cruisers
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