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Warships / Tim Cooke.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Ultimate military machinesPublication details: London : Wayland, 2015. Description: 32 pages; illustrations (chiefly colour); 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780750296762 (hardback)
  • 0750296763 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 623.825 23
LOC classification:
  • V765 .W3644 2013
Contents:
What is a warship? -- Warship role -- Destroyers and frigates -- Warship firepower -- Missile power -- Warship crew -- Special forces -- Warship history -- Pacific warfare -- Around the world -- Gallery -- Glossary.
Summary: From wooden Greek galleys to vast battleships bristling with huge guns, warships have provided vital defense for nations around the globe. Throughout history, warships have become faster, stronger - and ever more deadly. This book follows the history of warships from the iron-clad vessels used in the American Civil War to today's gigantic aircraft carriers that can accommodate for over 60 fighter jets.
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Junior Non-Fiction Junior Non-Fiction Pop-Up Library Event Centre - Long term storage Children &Young Adults Section 623.825 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Orphans Long Term Storage JNR NF books a00750192
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623.746047 Helicopters / 623.7464 Fighter aircraft / 623.747 Tanks / 623.825 Warships / 623.8257 Submarines / 629.224 Trucks / 629.225 Diggers /

"The greatest surface fighters"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is a warship? -- Warship role -- Destroyers and frigates -- Warship firepower -- Missile power -- Warship crew -- Special forces -- Warship history -- Pacific warfare -- Around the world -- Gallery -- Glossary.

From wooden Greek galleys to vast battleships bristling with huge guns, warships have provided vital defense for nations around the globe. Throughout history, warships have become faster, stronger - and ever more deadly. This book follows the history of warships from the iron-clad vessels used in the American Civil War to today's gigantic aircraft carriers that can accommodate for over 60 fighter jets.

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