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LIBROSBattleship Warspite | REF.: LBW-4 |
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AUTOR: V. E. Tarrant [Ver más del mismo autor]
TEMA: Barcos de Guerra, Buques de la Armada [Ver más libros del tema]
RESUMEN DEL LIBRO:
Belli Dura Despicio is the Latin motto of HMS Warspite, and it translates as : I despise the hardships of war. If ever a vessel earned respect and admiration for her wartime exploits and powers of endurance, then surely it was Warspite, the most famous British battlecruiser of her era. The five vessels of Queen Elizabeth class to which the Warspite belonged were heavily armoured battleships carrying eight 15in guns and a secondary armament of sixteen 6in guns. At the time of the ships' launch, these mighty weapons were more destructive than anything carried by rival navies; each gigantic gun was 54ft long, weighed 100 tons, and was capable of hurling a 1920lb shell to an extreme range of 23,734 yards or nearly 12 nautical miles. Launched in 1913 and commissioned into service with the Grand Fleet in 1915, the ship served with distinction for the next thirty years, throughout two world wars, before being paid off and subsequently scrapped in 1945. At the Battle of Jutland, Warspite was hit no fewer than 29 times by enemy shell - fire, but continued to stay afloat and fight. During the Second World War she served in the Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea, Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean and on the Malta convoy route. She was present in Calabria, almost single handed seizing control of the Mediterranean from the Italians, and a Cape Matapan, Crete, Libya, Normandy, North Africa, Salerno, Sicily and Walcheren. At Narvik she helped to sink eight German destroyers. In this book V.E. Tarrant, provides a fascinating history of the splendid ship and her valiant crews. He has made use previously unpublished archive material and has had the generous co - operation of the Warspite Association, thus enabling him to present the fullest and most atmospheric account to date of a remarkable fighting ship.
CRUCERO DE BATALLA WARSPITE:
Belli Dura Despicio, estas palabras en latín, fueron la motivación de este buque y que pueden ser traducidas como: Desprecio la dureza de los navíos de guerra. Si alguna vez un buque concitó la admiración y el respeto, ése fue seguramente el Warspite, el crucero de batalla más famoso de su época. Los cinco buques clase Queen Elizabeth. de los cuales el Warspite se convirtió en el más pesado, armado con quince cañones y armamento secundario de dieciséis cañones del 6. El mayor buque de todos los tiempos, este poderoso buque armado, tuvo una capacidad destructiva mayor que cualquiera de sus rivales; cada gigantesco cañón, medía 54 pies y pesaba cien toneladas, siendo capaz de alcanzar un objetivo que se hallara a cerca de 12 millas,. Botado en 1913, tras encomendársele el servicio en la Gran Flota en 1915, el buque sirvió con distinción durante cerca de treinta años, durante las dos guerras mundiales, antes de acabar como chatarra en 1945. En la batalla de la península de Jutlandia en Dinamarca, el Warspite, fue alcanzado no menos de 29 veces por el fuego enemigo, sin embargo, no sólo continuó a flote, sino siguió luchando. En la Segunda Guerra Mundial, sirvió en el Atlántico, en el Canal, Mar del Norte, bahía de Vizcaya, en el Mediterráneo, haciendo de convoy de escolta en la ruta de Malta. Estuvo en Calabria, ayudando en el control del Mediterráneo, de los italianos, y en cabo Matapán, Creta, Libia, en el desembarco de Normandía, en el norte de Africa, Sicilia y Walcheren. En Narvik, ayudó a hundir ocho destructores alemanes. En este libro, V.E. Tarrant, explica la fascinante historia de este espléndido buque y de su valiente tripulación, utilizando material inédito y la cooperación de la Asociación Warspite.
PRECIO: 34,00 Euros
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IDIOMA | PAGINAS | AÑO | EDICION | MEDIDAS | ILUSTRACION | Inglés- | 160- | 1.990- | 1ª- | 19,5x25- | Dib. b/n, Fot. b/n- |
INDICE DEL LIBRO:
Foreword.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
THE BEST IN THE WORLD:
Genesis.
The Launch.
The Name.
Fititng Out.
Commissioning.
Appearance.
CAPRICIOUS MISTRESS:
The Setting.
Life Aboard Warspite.
Grounded!.
Collision!.
THE THUNDER OF THE GUNS:
Jutland, Opening Moves.
The Run to the South.
The Run to the North.
Junction with the Grand Fleet.
Warspite's Death Ride.
COLLISIONS, FIRES AND OTHER MISHAPS:
A Royal Visit.
Helm Trouble and Collision.
The Loss of Vanguard.
Fire!.
Finale.
A BRAND - NEW SHIP:
The Washington Treaty.
Warspite's 1924 - 6 Refit.
Mediterranean Flagship.
Warspite's 1934 - 7 Reconstruction.
Trials and Tribulations.
Back in the Mediterranean.
NARVIK:
Mediterranean and Home Waters.
Narvik - The Setting.
Narvik - The Battle.
MARE NOSTRUM:
The Balance of Power.
Calabria - Opening Moves.
Calabria - The Action.
Subsequent Movements.
CUNNINGHAM'S POND:
First Bombardment of Bardia.
Cunningham's Pond.
Second Bombardment of Bardia.
Enter the Lutwaffe.
Cape Matapan - Opening Moves.
Cape Matapan - The Night Action.
DISASTER OFF CRETE:
THe Bombardment of Tripoli.
Disaster Off Crete.
American Interlude.
THE OLD LADY:
Eastern Waters.
Operation Husky.
Disaster off Salerno.
Homeward Bound.
D - Day.
Mined!.
The Bombardment of Brest.
The Bombardment of Le Havre.
Operaton Infatuate.
Defiant to the End.
Sources.
APPENDIXES:
Battle Honours and Campaigns.
Captains of HMS Warspite.
Index.
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