Foto do autor

H. T. Lenton (1924–2009)

Autor(a) de Warships of World War II

38+ Works 605 Membros 13 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Séries

Obras de H. T. Lenton

Warships of World War II (1964) 60 cópias
Royal Netherlands Navy (1967) 33 cópias
German Surface Vessels 2 (1966) 27 cópias
German Submarines 2 (1965) 25 cópias
British Cruisers (1973) 22 cópias
British Submarines (1972) 21 cópias
German Submarines 1 (1965) 19 cópias
ABC British Warships (1958) 11 cópias
German submarines (1965) 7 cópias
German submarines 1 exemplar(es)
BUQUES DE GUERRA 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Ensign 2 Dido Class Cruisers (1973) — Joint Author. — 18 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome de batismo
Lenton, Henry Trevor
Data de nascimento
1924-02-08
Data de falecimento
2009-05-07
Sexo
male
Local de nascimento
Rangoon, Burma

Membros

Resenhas

Pretty much for completists, if you're trying to collect all of the books in this series. Not a great deal of information, and a surprising number of blanks, considering most of this information would have been available in contemporary issues of Jane's Fighting Ships.
½
 
Marcado
EricCostello | 1 outra resenha | Oct 24, 2022 |
H.T. Lenton has done an excellent job with this handbook of the hardware available for the Royal Navy in WWII. While there are no deck plans, and only one outboard profile [the "Lion" class], the complex treatment of the capital ships and escort carriers, is reasonably thorough, which was difficult, owing to the format and cost of the book. Well worth the money I paid for it fifty years ago!
 
Marcado
DinadansFriend | Oct 9, 2019 |
Mr. Lenton is at his best in handbooks that cover a specific area, and allow enough space for short essays on the variances between ship classes. Thus, a specific book on Cruisers of the commonwealth Navies is easily within his comfort zone. Lenton comes to grips with a serious problem in British shipbuilding. There was limited funds between the wars, and a cruiser is a large ship that requires about three years to build and commission. Thus an extensive building plan requires accurate forecasting in an area where innovation is likely. The RN came out of WWI with a cruiser component geared towards battle in the constricted waters of the North Sea, and the Mediterranean. However, the requirements of the Empire were for a force of seventy ships capable protecting the shipping lanes from surface raiders as well as the destroyer killing function necessary for Jutland style battles. There were many roles, and only a limited budget. Lenton's book shows that the inventiveness of the naval architects resulted in a cruiser suite capable of meeting all demands laid upon it.… (mais)
½
 
Marcado
DinadansFriend | Oct 8, 2019 |
The quest for the perfect destroyer is a complex action, as the hulls big enough for the perfect armament suite, involves big engines, then big fuel tanks, then ammunition storage, then crew quarters, and before you know it are away over treaty limits, and you simply can't afford building too many, so... all of these questions arose during WWI, and then the British set out to solve the quandary. By 1935 it was obvious that a one size fits all policy would not work. Thus the RN went on to build the Tribals, and the J to N classes, while preparing the plans for the escort destroyers of the Hunt classes. Finally the advances in Naval gunnery, and the pressure of losses led to the final "O" to "Ch" classes. Facing an obviously reduced post-war navy, the "Battles" were seen as a final gasp of the battle line destroyer. Mr. Lenton coped with the basic British design plan, and the influx of American four pipers as best one might. These two volumes and do remember the "Hunt" Classes are in volume two, are the accomplishment of a huge task and an experienced researcher.… (mais)
 
Marcado
DinadansFriend | Oct 2, 2019 |

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Estatísticas

Obras
38
Also by
1
Membros
605
Popularidade
#41,547
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Resenhas
13
ISBNs
38
Favorito
1

Tabelas & Gráficos