Author: EDWARDS BERNARD
Title: Salvo! Classic Naval Gun Actions
Description: Brockhampton Press London. 1995, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1860199593) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 25 Cm. Heavy Book Over 500gms, Specific actions described in this book include: the earliest naval gun battles between ironclads at the Yalu River in 1894, celebrated battle epics such s the Falkland Islands in 1914 and Cape Matapan in 1941, night encounters in the Pacific and the busy English Channel, confused and fickle battles such as Dogger Bank and Heligoland Bight in 1914 and lone duels to the death on the high seas such as Carmania and Cap Trafalgar in 1914 and Stephen Hopkins and Stier in 1942. The author skilfully sets the scene for each action, explaining the background to the naval war at the time as well as that of the individual ships involved before retelling the siirring and dramatic story of each actual clash. As New/As New.

Keywords: Naval Guns, Navy Ships, War, Military, Yalu River, Bernard Edwards, Cape Matapan, Trafalgar 1860199593


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