Dreadnought: A History of the Modern Battleship, by Richard Hough

Dreadnought: A History of the Modern Battleship, by Richard Hough

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The modern battleship era began with the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906. In their day, battleships were the biggest and most complicated things built by human hand and they became symbols of national prestige. Despite their crippling costs, these mighty ships were built by many of the world's navies and many remain household names. The losses of the Hood, Bismarck, Yamato and Arizona still echo through the decades because of their fascinating stories. The era of the dreadnought lasted little more than 40 years. By then, these majestic warriors of the sea were overshadowed by the dominance of air power. A few lingered on, but the golden age of the battleship was over. Richard Hough provides the reader with an informative and exciting tour through the Dreadnoughts history. From the political anxieties that the first Dreadnought inspired to the battles that the ships won and lost. "Hough is a good storyteller with a refreshing, breezy style." The Wall Street Journal Richard Hough, the distinguished naval historian, was the author of many acclaimed books in the field, including ‘The Fleet That Had to Die’,’ Admirals in Collision’, ‘The Great War at Sea: 1914-18’, and ‘The Longest Battle: The War at Sea 1939-45’. He was the biographer of Mountbatten, and his last biography, ‘Captain James Cook’, became a world bestseller. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.

Dreadnought: A History of the Modern Battleship, by Richard Hough

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71547 in eBooks
• Published on: 2015-03-24
• Released on: 2015-03-24
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful. Great Work Gutted By Kindle Customer I would have liked to give this kindle version a 3 star rating but compared to the 4 star print version I can't.I had acquired my print version of this classic work some 40 years ago and the binding has deteriorated with time and use so I no longer open it for casual use, thus a desire for the e-version.Other reviewers have noted a lack of illustrations and this work without its illustrations and photos is like viewing the Metropolitan museum of art at midnight with only a small candle for illumination. The description of the thought genesis of what was to be called the dreadnought battleship is much better with the line drawing of the various proposals and the period photos.The worst deletion is the index of all dreadnought ships, in country and calendar order, with the prime statistics and Deckplan line drawings.If, like me, you have an unabridged print version the the price is cheap enough to do some re-reading but otherwise give it a pass. A version with everything restored would be invaluable at 3-4times the cost of this version but much too much is missing here.I recommend that any student of battleship history acquire the print edition for both the commentary and the clarity that its illustrations bring.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Definitely a great read about the design and building of one of the most significant ships of the 20th Century. By David Ecale I purchased this book as a follow-up reference because my personal hobby is the study of WW1, it's causes, and consequences. This book details the truly stupendous advances that were all crammed into this one ship. The changes were so radical: fuel oil powered turbine engines; all BIG guns; consolidated director fire; and extended and enhanced armor, to name a few that it made all pre-Dreadnaught Battleships instantly obsolete.This is not to say that the ship was perfection itself. It had many critical design flaws that were corrected in future warships. Most aren't mentioned here, but here are a few: the top level spotting house was on a mast placed after the smokestack; the ship did not have total firewall sealing between the gun house, the ready room, and the magazine; the gun platforms were placed in such a way that all of the BIG guns could not be fired at a target at the same time. Additionally, one other problem that was only fixed after Jutland in newer ships was cable placement. Cables & lines were strung overhead in corridors. When a ship took fire and was damaged, these would break, or melt, leaving the corridor they were in unusable for traverse/escape. The fix was to string these lines overhead, but along a side of the corridor.PS. In battle, Dreadnought had only one confirmed kill when it rammed and sank the SM U-29.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Not perfect but very good By Louie As others have noted, the book suffers from the lack of illustrations. However, it is well written, far from boring, and contains a great deal of information. It's also inexpensive, somewhat mitigating the vast disappointment of missing pictures. Fortunately, the Internet provides images of ships named. Still, they would be better included appropriately with the text.

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