Chatham Dockyard (inbunden)
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Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
192
Utgivningsdatum
2012-06-01
Förlag
The History Press Ltd
Illustratör/Fotograf
Illustrations
Illustrationer
Illustrations
Dimensioner
236 x 160 x 20 mm
Vikt
545 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780752462127

Chatham Dockyard

The Rise and Fall of a Military Industrial Complex

av Philip MacDougall
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2012-06-01

Slutsåld

Founded in 1570, Chatham Dockyard quickly became one of the most important naval yards for the repair and building of warships, maintaining a pre-eminent position for the next 400 years. Located on the River Medway, in all, the yard was responsible for the construction of over 500 warships, these ranging from simple naval pinnaces through to first-rates that fought at Trafalgar, and concluding with the hunter-killer submarines of the nuclear age. In this detailed new history of the yard from experienced local and maritime author Philip MacDougall, particular attention is given to the final two hundred years of the yards history, the artisans and labourers who worked there and the changing methods used in the construction of some of the finest warships to enter naval service. Coinciding with the dockyards seeking status as a World Heritage site, this fascinating history places Chatham firmly in its overall historical context.
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Philip MacDougall has written extensively on both naval dockyards and the Medway Towns with a history of Chatham Dockyard. He is a founding member of the Naval Dockyards Society, closely linked with the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, and he has travelled and researched extensively visiting state-owned dockyards (both British and foreign naval yards) in Europe and the Americas. He has previously written A Century of Chatham and Chatham Past for The History Press. He lives in Chichester.

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