Warships After Washington - The Development of the Five Major Fleets 1922-1930
Year: 2011 Language: english Author: Jordan J. Genre: History Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 159114583X Format: EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 375 Description: The Washington Treaty of 1922 was a watershed event designed to head off a potentially dangerous arms race between the major naval powers. The terms of the treaty included an agreement to legally bind limits on the number and size of principal warship types, effectively banning the construction of new battleships for a decade. While the basics of the treaty are understood by a specific audience with an interest in warships, the wider context of the treaty and the detailed ramifications of its provisions are less understood. Now available in paperback, Warships After Washington is unique in its coverage of the political and strategic background of the treaty, providing specific analysis of how the navies of Britain, the U.S., Japan, France, and Italy responded. Additional info: John Jordan is the editor of the Warship annual and author of numerous other books including French Battleships, 1922-1956.
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Warships After Washington - The Development of the Five Major Fleets 1922-1930
Language: english
Author: Jordan J.
Genre: History
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 159114583X
Format: EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 375
Description: The Washington Treaty of 1922 was a watershed event designed to head off a potentially dangerous arms race between the major naval powers. The terms of the treaty included an agreement to legally bind limits on the number and size of principal warship types, effectively banning the construction of new battleships for a decade. While the basics of the treaty are understood by a specific audience with an interest in warships, the wider context of the treaty and the detailed ramifications of its provisions are less understood. Now available in paperback, Warships After Washington is unique in its coverage of the political and strategic background of the treaty, providing specific analysis of how the navies of Britain, the U.S., Japan, France, and Italy responded.
Additional info: John Jordan is the editor of the Warship annual and author of numerous other books including French Battleships, 1922-1956.
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