German Battleship Helgoland - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook German Battleship Helgoland write by Aidan Dodson. This book was released on 2019-05-30. German Battleship Helgoland available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume presents complete and annotated facsimiles of the official builders’ plans for Germany’s WWI era dreadnaught battleship, SMS Helgoland. Launched in 1909, SMS Helgoland was the lead battleship in her class and represented a major improvement over the earlier Westfalen class. Helgoland featured 12-inch guns, matching those of her British counterparts, and served in the German Imperial Navy’s High Seas Fleet throughout the First World War. She fought in the Battle of Jutland, was ceded to Britain as part of the peace terms and was broken up in 1924. The official builders’ plans are now preserved by the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. Using the latest scanning technology to make digital copies of the highest quality, this volume reproduces the complete set of documents in full color, with many close-ups and enlargements that make every aspect clear and comprehensible. Extensive captions point the reader to important features to be found in the plans, and an introduction covers the background to the design. The result is a supremely authoritative reference that will be a revelation to any warship enthusiast.
German Battleships 1914–18 (1)
German Battleships 1914–18 (1) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook German Battleships 1914–18 (1) write by Gary Staff. This book was released on 2012-01-20. German Battleships 1914–18 (1) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
German Battleships 1914–18 (1)
German Battleships 1914–18 (1) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook German Battleships 1914–18 (1) write by Gary Staff. This book was released on 2010-02-23. German Battleships 1914–18 (1) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Supported by official documents, personal accounts, official drawings and specially commissioned artwork, this volume is an enlightening history of the Deutschland to Osfriesland classes. Detailing the last of the pre-dreadnaught battleship classes, this book goes on to explain the revolutionary developments that took place within the German Imperial Navy as they readied themselves for war. This included creating vessels with vast increases in size and armament. This account of design and technology is supplemented by individual ship histories detailing combat experience complete with first-hand accounts. The specially commissioned artwork also brings this history to life with recreations of the battleship Pommern fighting at Jutland and ships of the Osfriesland class destroying HMS Black Prince in a dramatic night-time engagement.
The Kaiser's Battlefleet
The Kaiser's Battlefleet - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Kaiser's Battlefleet write by Aidan Dodson. This book was released on 2016-11-30. The Kaiser's Battlefleet available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This illustrated study of the German Imperial Navy presents a ship-by-ship history from the dreadnaught era through WWI. The battleships of the Third Reich have been written about exhaustively, but there is little in English devoted to their predecessors of the Second Reich. In The Kaiser’s Battlefleet, Aidan Dodson fills this significant gap in German naval history by covering these capital ships and studying the full span of battleship development during this period. Kaiser’s Battlefleet presents a chronological narrative that features technical details, construction schedules and the ultimate fates of each ship tabulated throughout. With a broad synthesis of German archival research, Dodson provides fresh data and corrects significant errors found in standard English-language texts. Heavily illustrated with line work and photographs drawn from German sources, this study will appeal to historians of WWI German as well as battleship modelmakers.
The Battle of Heligoland Bight
The Battle of Heligoland Bight - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Battle of Heligoland Bight write by Eric W. Osborne. This book was released on 2006-06-13. The Battle of Heligoland Bight available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The battle of Heligoland Bight was the first major action between the British and German fleets during World War I. The British orchestrated the battle as a warning to the German high command that any attempt to operate their naval forces in the North Sea would be met by strong British resistance. Heligoland Island guarded the entrance to the main German naval anchorage at Kiel. Fought on August 28, 1914, the engagement was complicated by dense fog, the piecemeal engagement of German forces, and the unexpected appearance in the area of additional British ships, which were hard to distinguish from foe. Initial British damage was significant; however, fearing that the protracted battle would allow the bulk of the German fleet to join the battle, the British brought in their battle cruiser reinforcements and won the day, inflicting heavy losses on the Germans. The battle was significant for its political and strategic ramifications for the two sides. The Germans became reluctant to engage large forces in an attempt to gain a decisive maritime victory. After this defeat, any plans for large-scale fleet operations had to be approved by the Kaiser, which hampered the German fleet's effectiveness. This left the North Sea to Great Britain for much of the war.
