{"product_id":"battleships-highly-detailed-gatefold-artworks","title":"Battleships","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the 16th century until World War II, big gun battleships were the core fighting component of the world’s navies: the more battleships a country possessed, the greater power they could project around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganized chronologically, this book includes 50 of the greatest battleships to have sailed. Find out about the 17th century \u003cem\u003eVasa\u003c\/em\u003e, built by Gustavus Adolphus, the legendary king of Sweden; learn about the actions of \u003cem\u003eMikasa\u003c\/em\u003e, the flagship of the Japanese fleet that defeated the Russian navy at the battle of Tsushima in 1905; and find out why the German battleship \u003cem\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/em\u003e proved an omnipresent threat to Allied shipping across the North Atlantic, despite spending most of World War II stationed in the Norwegian fjords.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBattleships\u003c\/em\u003e also features 12 large-scale gatefolds of key ships, including the ironclad warship \u003cem\u003eItalia\u003c\/em\u003e, which broke with tradition by valuing speed over armour; the super-dreadnought \u003cem\u003eNagato\u003c\/em\u003e, the only Japanese battleship still afloat at the end of hostilities in 1945; and \u003cem\u003eHMS Rodney\u003c\/em\u003e, famous for its unique “all-forward” main battery arrangement and its pivotal role in sinking the German battleship \u003cem\u003eBismarck\u003c\/em\u003e. Each entry includes a dozen annotations detailing aspects of the type’s technology, from propulsion and armament to crew and speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the greatest battleships from history, this book is the perfect gift for naval enthusiasts, historians and military modellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighly-illustrated guide to battleships from Tudor times to WWII\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains 12 detailed gatefold artworks as well as profile artworks of every major battleship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes specifications and service history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback \/ 2026","offer_id":58961857708406,"sku":"9781838867041","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/2287\/2891\/files\/9781838867041-Battleships-1-CWNB.jpg?v=1791746087","url":"https:\/\/sailorshop.co.uk\/products\/battleships-highly-detailed-gatefold-artworks","provider":"SailorShop.co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}