Author: PEEBLES, HUGH B.
Title: Warshipbuilding on the Clyde : naval orders and the prosperity of the Clyde shipbuilding industry, 1889-1939 / Hugh B. Peebles
Description: Edinburgh : John Donald 1987. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 205 pages; 205 p. : illus. ; 23 cm. This is the first book to study the full impact of the growth. development. and decline of the Royal Navy on the Clyde. its yards. and the people who lived along it. From the early days of 1859 to its decline. from the early classes of battleship to the large heavily armored ships of the Queen Elizabeth class with their big guns. the Clyde lay at the heart of British supremacy at sea. This is the first and definitive account of this epic story. and is now back in print. Subjects: Shipbuilding industry -- Great Britain -- History -- Naval history -- Warships.ISBN: 0859761932. Weight in Kg appr.:

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