{"product_id":"dreadnought-the-ship-that-changed-the-world-9781780768267","title":"Dreadnought: The Ship that Changed the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe years leading to World War I were the 'Age of the Dreadnought'. The monumental battleship design, first introduced by Admiral Fisher to the Royal Navy in 1906, was quickly adopted around the world and led to a new era of naval warfare and policy. In this book, Roger Parkinson provides a re-writing of the naval history of Britain and the other leading naval powers from the 1880s to the early years of World War I. The years before 1914 were characterised by intensifying Anglo-German naval competition, with an often forgotten element beyond Europe in the form of the rapidly developing navies of the United States and Japan. Parkinson shows that, although the advent of the dreadnought was the pivotal turning-point in naval policy, in fact much of the technology that enabled the dreadnought to be launched was a continuity from the pre-dreadnought era. In the annals of the Royal Navy two names will always be linked: those of Admiral Sir John 'Jacky' Fisher and the ship he created, HMS Dreadnought. This book shows how the dreadnought enabled the Royal Navy to develop from being primarily the navy of the 'Pax Britannica' in the Victorian era to being a war-ready fighting force in the early years of the twentieth century. The ensuing era of intensifying naval competition rapidly became a full-blooded naval arms race, leading to the development of super-dreadnoughts and escalating tensions between the European powers.  Providing a truly international perspective on the dreadnought phenomenon, this book will be essential reading for all naval history enthusiasts and anyone interested in World War I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An informative and readable book, it provides a useful summary of the subject, placing it in a wider context'   Michael Duffy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  The Origins of the Pre-Dreadnought Era  The Pre-Dreadnought Era in the 1890s  The New Navies of the 1890s  Fisher and the Dreadnought  The Imperial German Navy  The Politics and Diplomacy of Naval Policy  From Dreadnoughts to Super-Dreadnoughts  The Worldwide Dreadnought Arms Race  The First World War","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020407701847,"sku":"9781780768267","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781780768267.jpg?v=1750783338","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dreadnought-the-ship-that-changed-the-world-9781780768267","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}