South American Battleships 1908–59

Brazil, Argentina, and Chile's great dreadnought race

South American Battleships 1908–59 cover

South American Battleships 1908–59

Brazil, Argentina, and Chile's great dreadnought race

Description

In 1908 the most incredible naval arms race in history began. Flush with cash from rubber and coffee, Brazil decided to order three of the latest, greatest category of warship available--the dreadnought battleship. One Brazilian dreadnought by itself could defeat the combined gunnery of every other warship of all the other South American nations. Brazil's decision triggered its neighbor Argentina to order its own brace of dreadnoughts, which in turn forced Chile (which had fought boundary disputes with Argentina) to order some.

In the process, the South American dreadnought mania drove the three participants nearly into insolvency, led to the bankruptcy of a major shipyard, and triggered a chain of events which led Turkey to declare war on Great Britain. It also produced several groundbreaking dreadnought designs and one of the world's first aircraft carriers.

Table of Contents

Introduction /The South American Dreadnought Race /The Dreadnoughts /Operational History /Index

Product details

Published Dec 18 2018
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781472825100
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series New Vanguard
Short code NVG 264
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Mark Lardas

Mark Lardas has always been fascinated by things r…

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Johnny Shumate

Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator li…

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