German Armoured Cruiser SMS BlüCher

German Armoured Cruiser SMS BlüCher

EnglishPaperback / softback
Samuel, Marsden
Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
EAN: 9788395157578
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The SMS Blücher was the last armored cruiser built by the German Empire. She was constructed to counter the new armored cruisers rumored as being built by the British. Blücher was larger than preceding armored cruisers and carried heavier guns but was unable to match the size and armament of the battlecruisers which replaced armored cruisers in the British Royal Navy and – later - the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). When the Germans learned of the true details of these new British ships, called Invincible class, and that they were to be armoured with 12" battleship guns, they realized that the Invincible class was a completely new type of warship, soon to be known as battlecruisers. By the time the Germans learned of this it was too late to turn back and construction of the Blücher took place as scheduled. The ship was named after the Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher, the commander of the Prussian forces at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
EAN 9788395157578
ISBN 8395157576
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
Publication date November 5, 2018
Pages 92
Language English
Dimensions 297 x 211
Country Poland
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors Samuel, Marsden
Illustrations 166 profiles, double-sided A2 sheet with modeling plans
Series Super Drawings in 3D