Mark Lardas
Autor/a de New Vanguard 79: American Heavy Frigates 1794-1826
Sobre l'autor
Mark Lardas is the author of numerous books on maritime, naval, and Texas history. A resident of the Houston area, he has maintained a longtime interest in the cruiser Houston. With generous assistance from the Houston Maritime Museum, the University of Houston, Sam Houston Park, and individuals mostra'n més equally enthralled by the cruiser, he has assembled a fascinating collection of images illustrating the life and death of the Houston, from the first plans to build the ship until its dramatic end in unequal combat. He also shows the reactions to the ship's loss and how its memory has been preserved. mostra'n menys
Obres de Mark Lardas
US Flush-Deck Destroyers 1916–45: Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson classes (New Vanguard) (2018) 24 exemplars
South American Battleships 1908–59: Brazil, Argentina, and Chile's great dreadnought race (New Vanguard) (2018) 20 exemplars
Battle of the Atlantic 1939-41: RAF Coastal Command's hardest fight against the U-boats (Air Campaign) (2020) 13 exemplars
The Kamikaze Campaign 1944–45: Imperial Japan's last throw of the dice (Air Campaign) (2022) 10 exemplars
Battle of the Atlantic 1942–45: The climax of World War II’s greatest naval campaign (Air Campaign) (2021) 9 exemplars
South China Sea 1945: Task Force 38's bold carrier rampage in Formosa, Luzon, and Indochina (Air Campaign, 36) (2023) 8 exemplars
The Capture of U-505: The US Navy's controversial Enigma raid, Atlantic Ocean 1944 (Raid, 58) (2022) 6 exemplars
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Coneixement comú
- Gènere
- male
- Llocs de residència
- League City, Texas, USA
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Ressenyes
CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge: Cherbourg 1864 (Duel) de Mark Lardas
Since this number was something of an afterthought acquired as part of a bundle of used Osprey booklets, in a series that tends to underwhelm me, I'm a little bit surprised with myself that I'm giving it four stars. What it boils down to is that Lardas actually has a knack for analysis, and makes the reality that both these ships were built around a few heavy pivot guns, and what that meant for their combat, the hook on which he hangs his narrative. It also doesn't hurt that Lardas also provides a good capsule examination of the respective captains, Raphael Semmes ("Alabama") and John Winslow ("Kearsarge"); men who had so-so careers up until the point that single-ship command gave them the opportunity to win glory. Be that as it may, from here on out, when I see the name of Mark Lardas on the cover, I'm probably going to take that book seriously.… (més)
Solid account of the aerial campaign to isolate the Japanese base at Truk in the Carolines during the latter part of World War II. Recommended.
One of the best of the recent entries in the Campaign series; the author does a very good job of explaining the contrasting structures of the British and French navies, and even has a mini-essay as to why the mission for the French (a major food transport task) was important. Definitely recommended.
Examination of the heavy vessels the Russian Navy used during the Russo-Japanese war, in the Pacific. Somewhat specialized, in terms of information, but there are some very fine illustrations, and the information is well laid-out.
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 48
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 886
- Popularitat
- #28,920
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 11
- ISBN
- 110
- Llengües
- 1