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H. T. Lenton (1924–2009)

Författare till Warships of World War II

38+ verk 605 medlemmar 13 recensioner 1 favoritmärkta

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Verk av H. T. Lenton

Warships of World War II (1964) 60 exemplar
Royal Netherlands Navy (1967) 33 exemplar
German Surface Vessels 2 (1966) 27 exemplar
German Submarines 2 (1965) 25 exemplar
British Cruisers (1973) 22 exemplar
British Submarines (1972) 21 exemplar
German Submarines 1 (1965) 19 exemplar
Krigsfartyg efter 1860 (1970) 17 exemplar
ABC British Warships (1958) 11 exemplar
German submarines (1965) 7 exemplar
German submarines 1 exemplar
BUQUES DE GUERRA 1 exemplar

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Ensign 2 Dido Class Cruisers (1973) — Joint Author. — 18 exemplar

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Lenton, Henry Trevor
Födelsedag
1924-02-08
Avled
2009-05-07
Kön
male
Födelseort
Rangoon, Burma

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Pretty much for completists, if you're trying to collect all of the books in this series. Not a great deal of information, and a surprising number of blanks, considering most of this information would have been available in contemporary issues of Jane's Fighting Ships.
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EricCostello | 1 annan recension | Oct 24, 2022 |
H.T. Lenton has done an excellent job with this handbook of the hardware available for the Royal Navy in WWII. While there are no deck plans, and only one outboard profile [the "Lion" class], the complex treatment of the capital ships and escort carriers, is reasonably thorough, which was difficult, owing to the format and cost of the book. Well worth the money I paid for it fifty years ago!
 
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DinadansFriend | Oct 9, 2019 |
Mr. Lenton is at his best in handbooks that cover a specific area, and allow enough space for short essays on the variances between ship classes. Thus, a specific book on Cruisers of the commonwealth Navies is easily within his comfort zone. Lenton comes to grips with a serious problem in British shipbuilding. There was limited funds between the wars, and a cruiser is a large ship that requires about three years to build and commission. Thus an extensive building plan requires accurate forecasting in an area where innovation is likely. The RN came out of WWI with a cruiser component geared towards battle in the constricted waters of the North Sea, and the Mediterranean. However, the requirements of the Empire were for a force of seventy ships capable protecting the shipping lanes from surface raiders as well as the destroyer killing function necessary for Jutland style battles. There were many roles, and only a limited budget. Lenton's book shows that the inventiveness of the naval architects resulted in a cruiser suite capable of meeting all demands laid upon it.… (mer)
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DinadansFriend | Oct 8, 2019 |
The quest for the perfect destroyer is a complex action, as the hulls big enough for the perfect armament suite, involves big engines, then big fuel tanks, then ammunition storage, then crew quarters, and before you know it are away over treaty limits, and you simply can't afford building too many, so... all of these questions arose during WWI, and then the British set out to solve the quandary. By 1935 it was obvious that a one size fits all policy would not work. Thus the RN went on to build the Tribals, and the J to N classes, while preparing the plans for the escort destroyers of the Hunt classes. Finally the advances in Naval gunnery, and the pressure of losses led to the final "O" to "Ch" classes. Facing an obviously reduced post-war navy, the "Battles" were seen as a final gasp of the battle line destroyer. Mr. Lenton coped with the basic British design plan, and the influx of American four pipers as best one might. These two volumes and do remember the "Hunt" Classes are in volume two, are the accomplishment of a huge task and an experienced researcher.… (mer)
 
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Verk
38
Även av
1
Medlemmar
605
Popularitet
#41,547
Betyg
½ 3.5
Recensioner
13
ISBN
38
Favoritmärkt
1

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