Britain's Last Battleships

by Matthew Wright

Britain's last generation of battleships emerged in the 1930s to the backdrop of a fading Empire. Industrial production had fallen sharply since the First World War, and Britain's economic position was poor. These constraints shaped the nature of Britain's last battleships - a continuum of designs that culminated in HMS Vanguard, completed after the war when a near-bankrupt Britain had to confront the reality of a lost empire.This short book, a monograph,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0908318286
• ISBN13: 9780908318285
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Intruder Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"