1st Edition

The Royal Navy and the Capital Ship in the Interwar Period An Operational Perspective

By Joseph Moretz Copyright 2002
322 Pages
by Routledge

322 Pages
by Routledge

322 Pages
by Routledge

Joseph Moretz's innovative work focuses on what battleships actually did in the inter-war years and what its designed war role in fact was. In doing so, the book tells us much about British naval policy and planning of the time. Drawing heavily on official Admiralty records and private papers of leading officers, the author examines the navy's operational experience and the evolution of its... Read more
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Biography

Joseph Moretz