| River Gunboats: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Contributor(s): Branfill-Cook, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 1591146143 ISBN-13: 9781591146148 Publisher: US Naval Institute Press OUR PRICE: $53.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - History | Military - Pictorial |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 9.7" W x 11.5" (4.05 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first recorded engagement by a steam-powered warship took place on a river, when in 1824 the Honorable East India Company's gunboat Diana went into action on the Irrawaddy in Burma. In the 150 years that followed, river gunboats played a significant part in over forty campaigns and individual actions.
This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia describes vessels of every nation designed as river gunboats, plus those converted river steamers which took part in combat. Their story is brought up-to-date with data on current riverine combat vessels in service today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Branfill-Cook, Roger: - ROGER BRANFILL-COOK is a qualified battlefield guide, a professional translator from French, and a writer on military subjects. His most recent book was Torpedo: The Complete History of the World�s Most Revolutionary Naval Weapon. |
