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OverviewIn 1908 the most incredible naval arms race in history began. Flush with cash from rubber and coffee, Brazil decided to order three of the latest, greatest category of warship available – the dreadnought battleship. One Brazilian dreadnought by itself could defeat the combined gunnery of every other warship of all the other South American nations. Brazil’s decision triggered its neighbour Argentina to order its own brace of dreadnoughts, which in turn forced Chile (which had fought boundary disputes with Argentina) to order some. In the process, the South American dreadnought mania drove the three participants nearly into insolvency, led to the bankruptcy of a major shipyard, and triggered a chain of events which led Turkey to declare war on Great Britain. It also produced several groundbreaking dreadnought designs and one of the world’s first aircraft carriers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mark Lardas , J B Illustrations , Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Osprey Publishing Volume: 264 Weight: 0.166kg ISBN: 9781472825100ISBN 10: 1472825101 Pages: 48 Publication Date: 27 December 2018 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction /The South American Dreadnought Race /The Dreadnoughts /Operational History /IndexReviewsGet the story. Grab this informative and entertaining little book. - Cybermodeler Online [An] interesting book ... it should be sought by modelers and students of dreadnoughts and capital ships ... happily recommended it. - Model Ship Wright Get the story. Grab this informative and entertaining little book. - Cybermodeler Online Get the story. Grab this informative and entertaining little book. - Cybermodeler Online [An] interesting book ... it should be sought by modelers and students of dreadnoughts and capital ships ... happily recommended it. - Model Ship Wright Author InformationMark Lardas holds a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but spent his early career at the Johnson Space Center doing Space Shuttle structural analysis, and space navigation. An amateur historian and a long-time ship modeller, Mark Lardas is currently working in League City, Texas. He has written extensively about modelling as well as naval, maritime, and military history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |