The Kaisers cruisers, 1871-1918 / Aidan Dodson, Dirk Nottelmann.
| Author/creator |
Dodson, Aidan, 1962- author. |
| Other author/creator | Nottelmann, Dirk, 1962- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Anapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2021. |
| Description | 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Machine generated contents note: 1. Before the Kaiserreich -- 2. The Era of Wilhelm I -- 3. The Universal Cruiser -- 4. The Fleet Laws and Beyond -- 5. The New Generation -- 6. Cruisers for Export -- 7. The Minelayers -- 8. War -- I -- 9. War -- II -- 10. Afterglow -- 11. Retrospect -- Ships of the German Navy -- Summary of Small Cruiser Authorisations -- Ships for Export -- APPENDICES -- 1. The Fleet Laws -- 2. Organisation of Capital Ships and Cruisers from 1884 -- 3. Principal guns mounted in German small cruisers -- 4. Shipyards responsible for small cruiser construction -- 5. Losses. |
| Abstract | "The Kaiser's Cruisers, 1871-1918 covers the full range of cruising vessels operated or ordered by the Imperial German Navy between 1871 and 1918, excluding the battlecruisers, previously covered by the author's companion volume The Kaiser's Battlefleet. Arranged in a chronological narrative, these include corvettes, avisos, sloops, torpedo cruisers, III- and IV-class cruisers, and small cruisers. This book includes both design and operational histories, the latter continuing down to the end of ships' service after the fall of Imperial Germany, and it is accompanied by an extensive selection of many rare photographs. The ships' technical details are itemized in the second half of the book which also includes sketches of ships' internal layouts and armor and changes in appearance over time. Aidan Dodson and Dirk Nottelmann have made extensive use of archival material, particularly relating to the political and technical background to design and procurement and present a developmental history of this ship class which is unique in the English language." --Amazon.com. |
| General note | First published in Great Britain in 2021 by Seaforth Publishing. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021945547 |
| ISBN | 1682477452 |
| ISBN | 9781682477458 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | V820.5.G3 D63 2021B | ✔ Available | Place Hold |