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A late summer release for us salts, "British Battlecruisers 1914–18"
(New Vanguard 126)

Osprey Publishing brings us a late summer (August) release of an interesting subject in the New Vanguard series of manuals. Details below!

British Battlecruisers 1914–18
(New Vanguard 126)

Author: Lawrence Burr
Illustrator: Tony Bryan

US Price: $15.95
UK Price: £9.50
Canadian Price: $22.95

Availability: Not yet published
Paperback; August 29 2006; 48 pages; ISBN: 1846030080

About this book

Early British battlecruisers were not a "failed design" as is so often claimed, but a very successful and revolutionary one that was critical to, and instrumental in, Britain winning the naval war of 1914-18. This book contains new information on these innovative ships, using previously untapped evidence from the wrecks of the sunken battlecruisers and detailed analysis of admiralty records to show why Admiral Fisher's famous battlecruiser concept was a revolution that drew together technological breakthroughs, global communications and intelligence gathering to create the first worldwide rapid-response task force.

Contents

Introduction; Development; Service Modifications; Early Battlecruisers in Action; Battlecruisers in Action at Jultand and Dogger Bank; The Design Success of the Battlecruiser?; Bibliography; Colour Plate Commentary; Index