Cruisers
by Antony Preston
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Antony Preston was the first editor of Warship and resumed his duties in 1996. He has written numerous books on naval technology and history Peter Brook is a retired Psychiatrist who began writing on warships thirty years ago Dr John Brooks is an historian of technology, particularly naval fire control. His University of London doctoral thesis show more argues for radical revisions to current assessments of the Dreyer and Pollen fire control systems David K Brown spent the whole of his working life as a member of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors retiring as Deputy Chief Naval Architect in 1988. He is currently President of the World Ship Society. He has written many books Pierre Hervieux has been interested in warships since 1945. His work concentrates on the naval operations of various nations during the Second World War John Jordan has written widely on the post-Soviet Russian Navy and the modern navies of Western Europe. His current major interest is in the French Marine Nationale of the inter-war period Iain McCallum worked for the British Council in various parts of the world, before returning to England to pursue his researches in military and naval history Captain Guillermo J. Montenegro joined the Argentinean Naval College, Rio Santiago, in 1950 and retired in 1985. After qualifying as a submariner, he commanded two submarines and held several staff posts, including that of Chief of Staff of the Argentinean Submarine Group. Upon his retirement, he joined the faculty of the Argentine Naval War College, Buenos Aires, where he is currently Career Director, Postgraduate Course in Strategic Studies George Moore is researching the warship building programmes of the Royal Navy, which evolved in the Second World War. He has previously contributed articles on wartime cruiser projects and steam gunboats show less
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- Original publication date
- 1980
- Important events
- Battle of Jutland; London Naval Treaty of 1930; World War II
- First words
- Early Cruizers
The very word 'cruiser' evokes memories of famous naval battles and yet very few people could give an accurate description of a cruiser's function as a warship.
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