Gunboat!: Small Ships At War

Nonfiction, History, Military
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Author: Bryan Perrett ISBN: 9781780225227
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Publication: October 11, 2012
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Language: English
Author: Bryan Perrett
ISBN: 9781780225227
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Publication: October 11, 2012
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Language: English

This is naval action adventure with a difference - thirteen naval engagements in which gunboats won the day against every kind of enemy, large and small

Britain, like other colonial powers, established, controlled and accessed her empire from the seas. It was realised that the preservation of secure trading conditions required armed ships able to operate in shallow coastal and river waters. The gunboat was developed to meet this need: a small, shallow-draft, steam-powered screw or paddle driven vessel, sufficiently fast and manoeuvrable to take the enemy, whether on shore or afloat, by surprise.
In this book Bryan Perrett recounts thirteen episodes of exciting gunboat action, ranging from the Burma war in 1824, through two world wars and on to the dramatic escape of the Amethyst down the Yangtze in 1949.

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This is naval action adventure with a difference - thirteen naval engagements in which gunboats won the day against every kind of enemy, large and small

Britain, like other colonial powers, established, controlled and accessed her empire from the seas. It was realised that the preservation of secure trading conditions required armed ships able to operate in shallow coastal and river waters. The gunboat was developed to meet this need: a small, shallow-draft, steam-powered screw or paddle driven vessel, sufficiently fast and manoeuvrable to take the enemy, whether on shore or afloat, by surprise.
In this book Bryan Perrett recounts thirteen episodes of exciting gunboat action, ranging from the Burma war in 1824, through two world wars and on to the dramatic escape of the Amethyst down the Yangtze in 1949.

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