Australian And New Zealand Warships 1914 1945

Local Description

1983, First edition. A very good copy only marked by light rubbing to the spine ends and a previous owners name plate to the front free endpaper. The d/w is also very good with light shelf rubbing and light fading to the spine.

Description

Australian and New Zealand Warships, 1914-1945', traces the development of the two navies from the Great War, through to V-J Day, 15th August, 1945. The book highlights the technical aspects of the ships, including weapons carried and any special design or performance features. As the story of these ships is inseparable from that of the navies, brief chronologies of the major events precede the main sections. Part one describes the RAN during the Great War of 1914 1918, the years of peace 1919-1939, and the Second World War 1939-1945. The New Zealand Section, part two, lists in turn, vessels operated by the Government from 1914-1921, the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy 1921-1941 and the RNZN from 1941 to 1945. Every ship listed is classified by type, e.g. cruiser, patrol craft, support, etc., and then sub-divided as either built-for-the-purpose or requisitioned.