Dreadnought: A History of the Modern Battleship

by Richard Hough

Book Overview

Book is used and has been withdrawn from service from a Library. Book has a Library Binding and the usual Library Stamps, Stickers, Card Holder, Library Markings. May or May Not have a Dust Jacket. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517293676
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Bonanza
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Dreadnought Review

I bought this book in 1968 and have re-read it several times. While it may lack the technical details of other studies on battleships it is an excellent overview of the battleship. It is an easy read, well illustrated, and interesting. If Mr. Hough would add a chapter that discusses the upgrades and deployment of the Iowa class battleships during the Gulf War I would by the book in a minute. I will admit I am no scholar of naval history or ship design, but I did and still do like this book. Fred Gage, Citrus Heights, CA

Bad Review Refuted

Hough's book was one of the earliest books on the subject and does contain some erroneous information. However, as a former Navy Commander who served on a DDG, I can tell you that the thrust of his analysis, the division of BBs into three generations, works quite well. The book is well-written, intelligent, and is a quick and good read. It is NOT a substitute for the increasingly detailed design studies that now abound. It is a good introduction or overview to a fascinating subject.Bad reviews by self-appointed experts should be taken with a grain of salt. This book is for the intelligent reader, not folks who want to know how many 14" shells the KGVII class carried for each gun (the answer is: 100, or so they say!)