The Italian Heavy Cruiser Pola - 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 Italian Heavy Cruiser Pola write by Carlo Estra. This book was released on 2017-05-19. The Italian Heavy Cruiser Pola available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. -Pola- was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina operating during the Second World War. She was the fourth of four ships in this class (Zara, Fiume, and Gorizia were the other three), and she was built in the Odero Terni Orlando shipyard in Livorno in 1930, entering service in 1932. At the beginning of 1928, the Italian Regia Marina, not to be disadvantaged compared to other marinas, needed to build new cruisers that could be used with Trento-class ships, until the economic resources of the Italian Government allowed them to build new battleships or to renovate the old ones like Cavour or Giulio Cesare. Since there was a standstill in the building and in the study of projects, the only existing one was what the Navy Ministry had prepared for a Trento-class cruiser in which the thickness of the armor was increased to 150 mm.
Italian Heavy Cruisers
Italian Heavy Cruisers - 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 Italian Heavy Cruisers write by Maurizio Brescia. This book was released on 2022-12-31. Italian Heavy Cruisers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 effectively banned the building of battleships, competition between the major navies concentrated on the next most powerful category, heavy cruisers limited to 10,000 tons displacement and 8-inch guns. Italy followed this trend, the first design for what became Trento and Trieste being ordered in 1924. These were the fastest of the first generation ‘Treaty’ cruisers but were very lightly armored, and the succeeding Zara class of four ships were slower but better protected. However, before the final ship of this class (Pola) had been completed, there was a return to the earlier fast, lightly protected concept with the Bolzano, although this ship also incorporated aspects of the Zara design. The political background, design history and technical features of these classes are covered in great depth in this volume. They were important ships, subject to incremental improvement so no two were identical, and modelmakers in particular will appreciate the space devoted to the variations in appearance, using both description and illustration. As major units of the Italian battlefleet, they were more active than most during the war and their careers are fully detailed, including analyzes of damage suffered. Tragically, they were all sunk and the full circumstances of each loss is explored. As befits a technical history, the book is thoroughly illustrated with ship and armament plans, detail drawings and color camouflage schemes, as well as an outstanding collection of photographs. Translated from the same series that produced the highly successful Italian Battleships, this volume is a fitting companion.
Italian Heavy Cruisers
Italian Heavy Cruisers - 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 Italian Heavy Cruisers write by Maurizio Brescia. This book was released on 2022-12-31. Italian Heavy Cruisers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 effectively banned the building of battleships, competition between the major navies concentrated on the next most powerful category, heavy cruisers limited to 10,000 tons displacement and 8-inch guns. Italy followed this trend, the first design for what became Trento and Trieste being ordered in 1924. These were the fastest of the first generation ‘Treaty’ cruisers but were very lightly armored, and the succeeding Zara class of four ships were slower but better protected. However, before the final ship of this class (Pola) had been completed, there was a return to the earlier fast, lightly protected concept with the Bolzano, although this ship also incorporated aspects of the Zara design. The political background, design history and technical features of these classes are covered in great depth in this volume. They were important ships, subject to incremental improvement so no two were identical, and modelmakers in particular will appreciate the space devoted to the variations in appearance, using both description and illustration. As major units of the Italian battlefleet, they were more active than most during the war and their careers are fully detailed, including analyzes of damage suffered. Tragically, they were all sunk and the full circumstances of each loss is explored. As befits a technical history, the book is thoroughly illustrated with ship and armament plans, detail drawings and color camouflage schemes, as well as an outstanding collection of photographs. Translated from the same series that produced the highly successful Italian Battleships, this volume is a fitting companion.
Italian Cruisers of World War II
Italian Cruisers of World War II - 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 Italian Cruisers of World War II write by Mark Stille. This book was released on 2018-05-31. Italian Cruisers of World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) operated one of largest cruiser forces of World War II. As a signatory to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, the Regia Marina immediately attempted to reinforce its treaty-limited battleship force by building seven large 10,000-ton heavy cruisers. Italian light cruisers also possessed an interesting design history and were involved in every major fleet engagement in the Mediterranean, as well as several smaller encounters with units of the British Royal Navy. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this fascinating volume examines the history of the Regia Marina's cruisers during World War II where they came up against the might of the British Royal Navy.
The Italian Navy and Fascist Expansionism, 1935-1940
The Italian Navy and Fascist Expansionism, 1935-1940 - 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 Italian Navy and Fascist Expansionism, 1935-1940 write by Robert Mallett. This book was released on 2013-11-05. The Italian Navy and Fascist Expansionism, 1935-1940 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Robert Mallett argues that the Duce's aggressive war against the Mediterranean powers, Britain and France, was to secure access to the world's oceans. Mussolini actively pursued the Italo-German alliance to gain a Fascist empire stretching from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean.
