The Great Ships

British Battleships in World War II

By: Peter C. Smith

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Paperback | 2 January 2009

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Although naval development before World War II focused on aircraft carriers, the British nevertheless had seventy battleships--larger and more powerful than ever before--under construction at the outbreak of the war. Indeed, one of the Allies? first successes came in December 1939 when British ships hunted down and successfully engaged the German Graf Spee off the coast of South America. The war would hasten the battleship?s decline, but not before producing dramatic moments at sea. About the Author: Peter C. Smith is the author of numerous works of military history, including Fist from the Sky (978-0-8117-3330-4), Dive Bomber! (978-0-8117-3454-7), Massacre at Tobruk (978-0-8117-3474-5), and War in the Aegean (978-0-8117-3519-3). He lives in England. 50 b/w photos

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Introduction	p. vi
Introduction to the 2008 Edition	p. viii
Mistress of the Seas?	p. 1
The New Conflict	p. 29
Old Truths, New Lessons	p. 54
Mediterranean Battleground	p. 104
The Broad Atlantic	p. 143
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Supporting the Landings	p. 308
The Great Ships Pass	p. 360
Notes	p. 398
Acknowledgments	p. 463
Index	p. 467
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