Incrociatori tedeschi della seconda guerra mondiale - Squadron Signal 4024

Un libro da Segnale squadrone the book «German Cruisers Of World War Two – Squadron Signal 4024» .

Storia: Capital ship evolution was reasonably straightforward during the 19th Century. Steam power replaced sails, metal hulls replaced wood, and a small number of breech-loading rifles replaced a much larger number of smoothbore muzzle-loaders. This was partly because the line-of-battle ships’ role remained simple: to be part of a fleet of similar ships capable of defeating any enemy’s fleet of battleships. The evolution of cruising ship was far more complex. with many different, often parallel lines of development…