From Ironclads to Dreadnoughts

The book provides a vastly illustrated in-depth history of the development of the (later) so-called 'battleship' in the Prussian and subsequent Imperial German Navy, from its early beginnings to the last projects, like it never had been told in this depth in a single book before. "...provides the background and a remarkable collection of images, facts and figures." -- Roads to the Great WarIn 1864, the Prussian Navy, the core element of what would become the Imperial German Navy, acquired its first ironclad vessels from Great Britain and France. Until then, it had existed as a relatively insignificant force, mainly consisting of a handful of gunboats, corvettes, and other small craft. However, over the subsequent 50 years, the fleet would rise from these small beginnings into one capable of threatening the Royal Navy on the high seas. The development of the Imperial German Navy mirrored the rise of Germany as a technical power following unification in 1871. Still, such a rise needed m