Angus Konstam

British Motor Gun Boat 1939-45 (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Bryan, Tony

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Motor Gun Boats were the "Spitfires of the Seas" of the Royal Navy.

Bristling with small-calibre guns and machine guns, they served in a variety of roles during the War. In the early war period they battled against German E-boats in the English Channel, then went on the offensive, searching the enemy shore for targets of opportunity. At other times, they ran support for Motor Torpedo Boats and were used to deliver commandos on various raids.

Naval Warfare expert, Angus Konstam, tells the story of these small, but destructive boats, beginning with their design and development and carrying through to their operational use in both the European and Mediterranean theatres of World War II.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849080781
• Artikelnr.: 44868257

Autorenporträt

Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.
Tony Bryan is a freelance illustrator of many years' experience who lives and works in Dorset. He worked for a number of years in Military Research and Development, and has a keen interest in military hardware. Tony has produced many illustrations for partworks, magazines and books, including a number of titles in the New Vanguard series.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Outlines the role of motor gun boats, and the way their importance
increased as the war progressed
Design & Development
This major section covers pre-war development, British Power Boat designs,
Fairmile designs, and MGBs built by other companies, including lend-lease
production.
Construction & Operation
This section covers details of construction, propulsion, armament, and
outlines the way these vessels were manned and operated.
MGB Specifications
MGB Losses
MGBs listed by Pennant Number
Bibliography